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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK

THE MOVEMENT BY PIERRE LE ROY, MID-18TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
THE MOVEMENT BY PIERRE LE ROY, MID-18TH CENTURY
The glazed Roman and Arabic white enamelled dial signed 'PIERRE LE ROY DE LA SOCIETE DES ARTS', the twin-barrel movement signed 'Pierre le Roy a Paris', gadrooned rockwork and headed by a classical draped seated maiden flanked by flowerheads and foliage, above two winged putti issuing from clouds, stamped with the C couronné poinçon
31 in. (79 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) wide
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Lot Essay

The C Couronné poinçon was a tax mark employed on any alloy containg copper between March 1745 and February 1749.

Probably Pierre Le Roy, maître horloger in 1737.

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