Lot Essay
Henry Augustin Michel Le Paute, Horloger du Roi, signed Le Paute Horloger du Roi up until 1854
Details
A LOUIS PHILIPPE ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED GRIOTTE MARBLE CLOCK GARNITURE comprising:- a mantel clock and a pair of three-light candelabra, the circular glazed dial signed Lepaute Hger du Roy A Paris, within a plinth-shaped case surmounted by a swagged urn flanked by female mask-headed volutes, upon a bow-ended base with panelled foliate scrolls; and a pair of three-light candelabra with twin-handled, vase-stems the pierced collars supporting flower-sprays incorporating foliate nozzles, on square beaded plinths
the clock 9½in. (24cm.) wide
the candelabra 15in. (38cm.) high (3)
the clock 9½in. (24cm.) wide
the candelabra 15in. (38cm.) high (3)
Provenance
The Late Miss E.I.F. Barron, Shadwell Grange, Leeds, Sold in these Rooms, 4 November 1982, lot 109