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Michel-Pierre Barancourt, maître horloger in 1779
CIRCA 1780, SIGNED BARANCOURT À PARIS
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK
Circa 1780, Signed Barancourt à Paris
The white enamel dial with pierced hands beneath a floral spray above a ribbon tie and with six beaded and ribbon-bound columnar supports, with pierced foliate base, the marble plinth applied with foliate panels, on toupie feet, the single fusee movement with outside countwheel striking the half-hour on a bell
16½in (42cm.) high
Circa 1780, Signed Barancourt à Paris
The white enamel dial with pierced hands beneath a floral spray above a ribbon tie and with six beaded and ribbon-bound columnar supports, with pierced foliate base, the marble plinth applied with foliate panels, on toupie feet, the single fusee movement with outside countwheel striking the half-hour on a bell
16½in (42cm.) high