MID-18TH CENTURY AND LATER

Details

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
MID-18TH CENTURY AND LATER
The glazed enameled dial inscribed 'CH les BALTAZAR A PARIS', the movement conformingly signed, twin barrel movement with modern platform lever escapement and calibrated countwheel strike to bell, previously with some additional elements, the lion associated
31½ in. (80 cm.) high

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 17 May 2005, lot 455.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

The Balthazar dynasty of horlogers is first recorded in the late 17th century and flourished well into the 19th century. The movement of this clock is by Henri-Charles dit Charles Balthazar, elected maître in 1717, and first recorded in Place Dauphine in 1733.

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