Lot Essay
The maker Gribelin appears to be unrecorded in Paris in the 18th Century.
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THE MOVEMENT SIGNED GRIBELIN A PARIS, LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE CASE POSSIBLY OF A LATER DATE AND RE-GILT
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A FRENCH ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
THE MOVEMENT SIGNED GRIBELIN A PARIS, LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE CASE POSSIBLY OF A LATER DATE AND RE-GILT
The circular white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic chapters, with pierced ormolu hands, with eight day twin barrel movement with verge escapement (replaced) and countwheel (replaced) strike on a bell, the movement signed to the reverse, within a shaped case flanked by fluted pilasters and surmounted by an urn with goat's head handles suspending a berried laurel swag, with pierced sounding panels to the sides, and foliate pendant
28 in. (71 cm.) high
THE MOVEMENT SIGNED GRIBELIN A PARIS, LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE CASE POSSIBLY OF A LATER DATE AND RE-GILT
The circular white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic chapters, with pierced ormolu hands, with eight day twin barrel movement with verge escapement (replaced) and countwheel (replaced) strike on a bell, the movement signed to the reverse, within a shaped case flanked by fluted pilasters and surmounted by an urn with goat's head handles suspending a berried laurel swag, with pierced sounding panels to the sides, and foliate pendant
28 in. (71 cm.) high