Lot 30
A rare mid 18th century gilt and patinated bronze clock Baillon, Paris. The movement signed Courvoisier, Paris and numbered 2813.
11 July 2018, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £6,250 inc. premium
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A rare mid 18th century gilt and patinated bronze clock
Baillon, Paris. The movement signed Courvoisier, Paris and numbered 2813.
Depicting the standing figure of King Louis XVI presenting a laurel wreath to a seated allegorical female figure, a chained figure cowering behind him, all on a stepped bow fronted horn-veneered base mounted with running ormolu panels, the signed white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with pierced and engraved gilt hands, the large spring driven movement with flattened circular plates with silk suspension and numbered outside countwheel strike on a bell 53cms (1ft 9ins)
Depicting the standing figure of King Louis XVI presenting a laurel wreath to a seated allegorical female figure, a chained figure cowering behind him, all on a stepped bow fronted horn-veneered base mounted with running ormolu panels, the signed white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with pierced and engraved gilt hands, the large spring driven movement with flattened circular plates with silk suspension and numbered outside countwheel strike on a bell 53cms (1ft 9ins)
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There is a bisque porcelain group of Louis XVI and Benjamin Franklin produced by the Niderviller factory commemorating the recognition of American Independence.
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