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Probably Jean-Baptiste Thiery, recorded in Rue St-Denis in 1780.
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THIERY, PARIS, CIRCA 1780
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A LOUIS XVI WHITE MARBLE AND ORMOLU STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
THIERY, PARIS, CIRCA 1780
The drum-shaped case surmounted by a figure of Erato with a lyre, above a circular platform with ormolu gallery, this supported by four ormolu scrolls cast with acanthus leaves, each headed by a classical female bust and with floral swags between, on a concave-sided plinth centred by a foliate boss, with running guilloche ormolu mounts recessed to the sides and further ormolu bosses to the projecting angles, on flattened toupie feet, the white enamel Arabic dial with dot minute track and painted with floral swags, pierced ormolu hands, and signed 'Thiery a Paris', the eight day movement with twin barrels, anchor escapement with silk suspension and countwheel strike on bell (lacking); winding key
25¾ in. (65.5 cm.) high; 10¼ in. (26 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25 cm.) deep
THIERY, PARIS, CIRCA 1780
The drum-shaped case surmounted by a figure of Erato with a lyre, above a circular platform with ormolu gallery, this supported by four ormolu scrolls cast with acanthus leaves, each headed by a classical female bust and with floral swags between, on a concave-sided plinth centred by a foliate boss, with running guilloche ormolu mounts recessed to the sides and further ormolu bosses to the projecting angles, on flattened toupie feet, the white enamel Arabic dial with dot minute track and painted with floral swags, pierced ormolu hands, and signed 'Thiery a Paris', the eight day movement with twin barrels, anchor escapement with silk suspension and countwheel strike on bell (lacking); winding key
25¾ in. (65.5 cm.) high; 10¼ in. (26 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25 cm.) deep
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