A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND ROUGE-GRIOTTE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND ROUGE-GRIOTTE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK

CIRCA 1780, LACKING FEET, REGILT

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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND ROUGE-GRIOTTE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK
CIRCA 1780, LACKING FEET, REGILT
17in. (43cm.) high, 21¼in. (54cm.) wide, 7½in. (19cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale (The Property of a Foreign Prince), Christie's London, 3 July 1899, lot 126.

Lot Essay

According to Peter Pröschel who examined the clock, the present gilding, with its slight orange tonality, is reminiscent of Russian gilding used during the 20th century and is close to many examples in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.

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