Lot Essay
A clock of this model was sold anonymously, Sotheby's Monaco, 26/27 May 1980, lot 812.
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SIGNED LÉCHOPIÉ À PARIS
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU, WHITE MARBLE AND RED GRIOTTE MANTEL CLOCK
Signed Léchopié à Paris
The circular white enamel dial with Arabic chapters and quarter-hour markers, with pierced ormolu hands, regulation above 60, signed 'Léchopié à Paris', with twin-barrel movement with silk suspension and count wheel strike on bell, with a glazed bezel, flanked by a muse playing a lyre attended by Cupid presenting her with a basket of flowers, on a rounded rectangular base with a low relief of putti playing with a garland, on a stepped base with engine-turned feet, two winders and pendulum
18 in. (46 cm.) high; 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep
Signed Léchopié à Paris
The circular white enamel dial with Arabic chapters and quarter-hour markers, with pierced ormolu hands, regulation above 60, signed 'Léchopié à Paris', with twin-barrel movement with silk suspension and count wheel strike on bell, with a glazed bezel, flanked by a muse playing a lyre attended by Cupid presenting her with a basket of flowers, on a rounded rectangular base with a low relief of putti playing with a garland, on a stepped base with engine-turned feet, two winders and pendulum
18 in. (46 cm.) high; 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis