Lot Essay
Joseph Waltrin, maître 1767. Horloger du Roi for the maintenance of the clocks of Château de Choisy.
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TOLE PEINTE, MEISSEN AND FRENCH PORCELAIN STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
THE MOVEMENT BY JOSEPH WALTRIN, PARIS, MID-18TH CENTURY
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TOLE PEINTE, MEISSEN AND FRENCH PORCELAIN STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
THE MOVEMENT BY JOSEPH WALTRIN, PARIS, MID-18TH CENTURY
With two Meissen models of pugs lying on ormolu cushions elevated on a pierced rocaille base issuing a tree mounted with porcelain flowers supporting a circular clock, the enamel dial signed 'Waltrin/A PARIS', the twin barrel movement with recoil anchor escapement, silk suspension and count wheel strike to bell, back plate signed 'WALTRIN' and numbered 'N°97'
15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) high; 12 ½ in. (31.5 cm.) wide
THE MOVEMENT BY JOSEPH WALTRIN, PARIS, MID-18TH CENTURY
With two Meissen models of pugs lying on ormolu cushions elevated on a pierced rocaille base issuing a tree mounted with porcelain flowers supporting a circular clock, the enamel dial signed 'Waltrin/A PARIS', the twin barrel movement with recoil anchor escapement, silk suspension and count wheel strike to bell, back plate signed 'WALTRIN' and numbered 'N°97'
15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) high; 12 ½ in. (31.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 23 May 2018, lot 226.
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