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PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE OF GUY FAIRFAX CARY
(LOTS 367 - 373)
A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
CIRCA 1765 - 1770, THE DIAL SIGNED 'LEPAUTE'
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A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
CIRCA 1765 - 1770, THE DIAL SIGNED 'LEPAUTE'
The circular glazed enamel dial with Roman and Arabic chapters inscirbed 'LEPAUTE H.DU.ROI', within a guilloche bezel and a case with grotesque masks to the sides surmounted by a foliate clasp and a pine-cone finial, on a waisted foot with stiff-leaf band and outset corners and on pad feet
11½ in. (29 cm.) high
CIRCA 1765 - 1770, THE DIAL SIGNED 'LEPAUTE'
The circular glazed enamel dial with Roman and Arabic chapters inscirbed 'LEPAUTE H.DU.ROI', within a guilloche bezel and a case with grotesque masks to the sides surmounted by a foliate clasp and a pine-cone finial, on a waisted foot with stiff-leaf band and outset corners and on pad feet
11½ in. (29 cm.) high