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Pierre Antoine Regnault, maître horloger in 1754, and horloger de Sa Majesté Impériale l'Empereur François Ier d'Autriche (1768-1835), in 1786.
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THE MOVEMENT BY REGNAULT, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
THE MOVEMENT BY REGNAULT, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The circular glazed and white-enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals and twin-barrel movement signed 'Regnault à Paris', surmounted by an acanthus-wrapped cornice and a vase finial with gadrooned lid and handles shaped as rams' heads, issuing to the sides fruited laurel garlands from foliate paterae, above a pierced tapering body cast with leaf-tip and acanthus scrolls
28 in. (71 cm.) high; 13¾ in. (35 cm.) wide
THE MOVEMENT BY REGNAULT, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The circular glazed and white-enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals and twin-barrel movement signed 'Regnault à Paris', surmounted by an acanthus-wrapped cornice and a vase finial with gadrooned lid and handles shaped as rams' heads, issuing to the sides fruited laurel garlands from foliate paterae, above a pierced tapering body cast with leaf-tip and acanthus scrolls
28 in. (71 cm.) high; 13¾ in. (35 cm.) wide
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium