VERNEAUX, PARIS, CIRCA 1770-75

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A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
VERNEAUX, PARIS, CIRCA 1770-75
The case surmounted by a planetary sphere, elements variously later stamped 'F' or 'S', the dial signed 'VERNEAUX A PARIS', the twin barrel movement with pinwheel escapement and countwheel strike to bell, signed to backplate 'Verneaux A Paris'
25 in. (63.5 cm.) high; 14 in. (35.5 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Duke Guido Borea D'Olmo (1925-2009).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 6 July 2012, lot 108.

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Lot Essay

Henry François Verneaux, maître in 1747.

A case of the same design with dial signed by Stollewerck is illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française, Paris, 1997, p. 174, fig. E.

The D'Olmo family is recorded in Venice from the 12th century, moving to Lugo di Romagna and later ennobled by Pope Martin V in 1410. In the second half of the 15th century the family moved to San Remo. They received the titles of Marquis d'Olmo, later Duke, from the Royal House of Savoy.

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