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CIRCA 1750
Details
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
CIRCA 1750
The circular white enamel dial with Roman chapters and Arabic minutes, inscribed 'Bailly À Paris', the movement contained within a cartouche-shaped case cast with volutes, floral branches and putti, the movement altered, probably in the 19th century, mounted with an engraved label reading 'PROPERTY OF / METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART / IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK / SUBJECT TO THE LIFE ESTATE OF / OGDEN L. MILLS / UNDER ARTICLES 2ND AND 4TH OF THE / WILL OF OGDEN MILLS'
34 in. (86.4 cm.) high
CIRCA 1750
The circular white enamel dial with Roman chapters and Arabic minutes, inscribed 'Bailly À Paris', the movement contained within a cartouche-shaped case cast with volutes, floral branches and putti, the movement altered, probably in the 19th century, mounted with an engraved label reading 'PROPERTY OF / METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART / IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK / SUBJECT TO THE LIFE ESTATE OF / OGDEN L. MILLS / UNDER ARTICLES 2ND AND 4TH OF THE / WILL OF OGDEN MILLS'
34 in. (86.4 cm.) high
Provenance
The Collection of Ogden L. Mills (1884-1937).
On loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Property of a Gentleman; Sotheby's, New York, 18 May 1996, lot 29.
On loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Property of a Gentleman; Sotheby's, New York, 18 May 1996, lot 29.
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