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PROPERTY OF PETER M. WALTER
(LOTS 15-18)
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Details
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
With a vase-shaped finial above an acanthus and swagged laurel-cast case, the enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, the dial signed 'FERDINAND BERTHOUD', the works to interior signed 'Ferdinand Berthoud A Paris', the back with scratched numerals, inscribed in black ink '55-227' and stamped 'DOUANE CENTRALE...PARIS' and with a paper label inscribed in red ink 'MN128', lacking further swagged elements beneath dial and to urn, and with consequential holes
17½ in. (44.5 cm.) high, 8¼ in. (21 cm.) wide
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
With a vase-shaped finial above an acanthus and swagged laurel-cast case, the enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, the dial signed 'FERDINAND BERTHOUD', the works to interior signed 'Ferdinand Berthoud A Paris', the back with scratched numerals, inscribed in black ink '55-227' and stamped 'DOUANE CENTRALE...PARIS' and with a paper label inscribed in red ink 'MN128', lacking further swagged elements beneath dial and to urn, and with consequential holes
17½ in. (44.5 cm.) high, 8¼ in. (21 cm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 23 May 2003, lot 185.
Sale room notice
The glass bezel will be replaced at Christie's expense.