A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK

CIRCA 1750, THE DIAL AND MOVEMENT SIGNED ETIENNE LENOIR A PARIS

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
Circa 1750, the dial and movement signed Etienne Lenoir A Paris
The asymmetrical case cast with rocaille and scrolls, with circular enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic chapters, struck with the 'C' couronné poinçon
19½in. (49.5cm.) high, 9in. (23cm.) wide

Lot Essay

Etienne Lenoir, recorded at Quai des Orfèvres, Paris, 1743

The 'C' couronné poinçon was a tax mark used in France between March 1745 and February 1749 on any alloy containing copper.