Lot 235

A FRENCH ORMOLU CLOCK AND BAROMETER ENSUITE

Closed19 October 1995

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GBP 11,500

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A FRENCH ORMOLU CLOCK AND BAROMETER ENSUITE
In the Louis XVI style, third quarter 19th Century

Each surmounted by a canopy suspended below tied drapery and foliate scrolls, with a fluted back support fronted by a winged female caryatid, each dial surmounted by a pair of wreath-bearing putti and flanked to each side by floral sprays, the clock with central foliate mount inscribed EMILE COLIN & CIE. PARIS 29 rue de SEVIGNE, with twin-train movement with countwheel strike on a bell, the barometer with enamel dial
17¼in. (43.7cm.) wide; 53in. (134.6cm.) high (2)