A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND EBONIZED MANTEL CLOCK

CIRCA 1775, THE DIAL SIGNED MARCHAND A PARIS

Details

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND EBONIZED MANTEL CLOCK
Circa 1775, the dial signed Marchand a Paris
Depicting a female figure, emblematic of fame or success, in a boat with the royal fleur-de-lys being driven by a boatman and accompanied by a putto, with dials for minutes, hours and days of the month, on Vitruvian scroll-cast base with bun feet
19in. (48.3cm.)high, 15in. (38cm.) wide

Provenance

Ogden L . Mills
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Lot Essay

This intersting model is conceived as an allegory of the success of France's sea trade. Another version (sold Sotheby's, London, 25 June 1982, lot 143) also includes a portrait medallion of Louis XVI being held by the figure of fame, which may be missing from this example.

More from European Decorative Arts_Including Silver and Ceramics

View All