Lot Essay
Another example of this charming model is illustrated in P. Kjellberg, La Pendule Française, Paris, 1997, p. 277, fig.C.
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CIRCA 1780, THE MOVEMENT EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK
CIRCA 1780, THE MOVEMENT EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Depicting a magic lantern performance with a man and a young boy with a hatful of coins, the dial signed Nlas Le Blond, on a balustraded base backed with cobalt glass raised on a conforming marble plinth, toupie feet
14 ¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high, 14 in. (35.5 cm.) wide, 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1780, THE MOVEMENT EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Depicting a magic lantern performance with a man and a young boy with a hatful of coins, the dial signed Nlas Le Blond, on a balustraded base backed with cobalt glass raised on a conforming marble plinth, toupie feet
14 ¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high, 14 in. (35.5 cm.) wide, 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) deep
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Please note the second line should read CIRCA 1780, THE MOVEMENT EARLY 19TH CENTURY.
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