Lot Essay
Robert Osmond, maître fondeur en terre et sable in 1746.
Henry Frangois Verneaux, maître in 1747.
Henry Frangois Verneaux, maître in 1747.
BY FRANÇOIS VERNAUX, PARIS, THE CASE BY ROBERT OSMOND, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Details
A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
BY FRANÇOIS VERNAUX, PARIS, THE CASE BY ROBERT OSMOND, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The shield-shaped case stamped 'OSMOND' at lower right side, strike adjustment lever by 50, the eight day movement with circular plates joined by five back-pinned pillars, verge escapement with silk suspension, calibrated countwheel strike on a bell, the dial plate and back signed 'Verneaux Paris', pendulum, regilt
18½ in. (47 cm.) high, 9 in. (22.5 cm.) wide
BY FRANÇOIS VERNAUX, PARIS, THE CASE BY ROBERT OSMOND, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The shield-shaped case stamped 'OSMOND' at lower right side, strike adjustment lever by 50, the eight day movement with circular plates joined by five back-pinned pillars, verge escapement with silk suspension, calibrated countwheel strike on a bell, the dial plate and back signed 'Verneaux Paris', pendulum, regilt
18½ in. (47 cm.) high, 9 in. (22.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 5 July 2007, lot 213.
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