CIRCA 1860

Details

A FRENCH ORMOLU, CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL AND PORCELAIN CLOCK
CIRCA 1860
Decorated overall with scrolling foliage, the rectangular case surmounted by an urn, over a circular dial and medallion decorated with a Boucher style scene, signed Lefranc, the sides similarly-decorated, the clockworks stamped with a Samuel Marti cachet
17 ¼ in. (44 cm.) high, 8 in. (20.3 cm.) wide

Literature

Lang Xiuhua and Qin Xiaopei, Clocks and Watches of the Qing Dynasty - From the Collection of the Forbidden City, Foreign Language Press, China, 2002, pl. 122.

Lot Essay

A similar clock by Sennet Frères, from the collection of Dowager Empress Ci Xi, is in The Palace Museum collection, Beijing. A nearly identical clock sold at Christie's, London, 10 September 2013, lot 2 (£20,000).

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