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CIRCA 1780, THE MARBLE OF THE SOCLE AND PLINTH PROBABLY REPLACED
Details
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE MARBLE URN-FORM MANTEL CLOCK
Circa 1780, the marble of the socle and plinth probably replaced
Formed as an urn with Greek key handles, the cover with a serpent entwined in grape leaves and with two chapter rings below, one with Arabic minute enameled reserves, the other with Roman enameled hour reserves, on a waisted socle with laurel band, on a stepped rectangular base applied with laurel and scrolling grape leaf mounts, the movement later
20in (51cm.) high
Circa 1780, the marble of the socle and plinth probably replaced
Formed as an urn with Greek key handles, the cover with a serpent entwined in grape leaves and with two chapter rings below, one with Arabic minute enameled reserves, the other with Roman enameled hour reserves, on a waisted socle with laurel band, on a stepped rectangular base applied with laurel and scrolling grape leaf mounts, the movement later
20in (51cm.) high
Provenance
Purchased from Mount Street Galleries, London, 1978.