Lot Essay
Pichon à Paris is recorded in the rue de Roule circa 1800.
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THE DIAL SIGNED PICHON A PARIA, CIRCA 1780
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
The dial signed PICHON A PARIA, circa 1780
The circular white enamelled dial with Arabic and Roman chapter rings signed Pichon à Paria and with pierced strapwork ormolu hands within an engine-turned bezel, the step-molded plinth-form case with ribbon-tied berried wreath spandrels and an Apollo's mask issuing anthemion and acanthus below on a patinated bronze backing, the case surmounted by a cockerel standing on books with one foot upon a globe
16¾in. (42.5cm.) high, 8¼in. (21cm.) wide, 6in. (15cm.) deep
The dial signed PICHON A PARIA, circa 1780
The circular white enamelled dial with Arabic and Roman chapter rings signed Pichon à Paria and with pierced strapwork ormolu hands within an engine-turned bezel, the step-molded plinth-form case with ribbon-tied berried wreath spandrels and an Apollo's mask issuing anthemion and acanthus below on a patinated bronze backing, the case surmounted by a cockerel standing on books with one foot upon a globe
16¾in. (42.5cm.) high, 8¼in. (21cm.) wide, 6in. (15cm.) deep