Lot Essay
This cartel clock corresponds to a design by the architect Jean-Charles Delafosse of circa 1770 illustrated in H. Ottomeyer, P.Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, p.182, 3.8.1 and 3.8.2.
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AFTER A DESIGN BY JEAN-CHARLES DELAFOSSE, CIRCA 1775, PREVIOUSLY WITH A FURTHER MOUNT BELOW THE DIAL,
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK,
After a design by Jean-Charles Delafosse, circa 1775, previously with a further mount below the dial,
The swag-hung urn finial over a turned socle and a vitruvian scrolled frieze, the enamel and black painted dial with Roman and Arabic chapter rings between ram's mask capped pilasters, with a glazed oculus and the pierced side panels, some finials replaced
32in. (81cm.)high, 16in. (41cm)wide
After a design by Jean-Charles Delafosse, circa 1775, previously with a further mount below the dial,
The swag-hung urn finial over a turned socle and a vitruvian scrolled frieze, the enamel and black painted dial with Roman and Arabic chapter rings between ram's mask capped pilasters, with a glazed oculus and the pierced side panels, some finials replaced
32in. (81cm.)high, 16in. (41cm)wide