Lot 497
497
A large Louis XV style ormolu cartel d'applique
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A large Louis XV style ormolu cartel d'applique

AFTER THE MODEL BY JACQUES CAFFIÈRI, CIRCA 1880

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A large Louis XV style ormolu cartel d'applique
After the model by Jacques Caffièri, Circa 1880
The shaped case surmounted by a sunburst and putto riding in a cloudborne chariot, the enamelled dial signed Martinoz/A Paris, with twin-train movement, the pierced sides flanked by acanthus sprays, above an airborne cherub uncovering the sleeping Venus, with acanthus terminal
42½in. (108cm.) high

Lot Essay

An example of this cartel d'applique, signed by Jacques Caffièri and with movement by Cronier, Paris, may be found in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (see H. Ottomeyer and P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, p. 117, fig. 2.5.11).

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