Lot Essay
Jean-Baptiste Baillon (d. 1772), an eminent and prolific mâitre, who was also valet de chambre to Marie-Antoinette.
Details
A FINE LOUIS XV PORCELAIN AND ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
JEAN-BAPTISTE BAILLON A PARIS
In the form of a blue porcelain elephant standing on rocaille base chased with leaves and applied with polychrome porcelain flowers, supporting a circular case enclosed by polychrome porcelain flowers on ormolu stems and surmounted by an ormolu monkey wearing tricorn cap, signed white enamel dial within chased leafy bezel, blue roman chapters and black arabic minute numerals, pierced gilt scroll hands, the signed movement with anchor escapement, thread suspension to pendulum, striking hour and half-hour on bell by means of crossed-out countwheel, case back elaborately pierced, basically third quarter 18th century, the elephant probably Oriental, 18th-19th century--17¼in. (44cm.) high
JEAN-BAPTISTE BAILLON A PARIS
In the form of a blue porcelain elephant standing on rocaille base chased with leaves and applied with polychrome porcelain flowers, supporting a circular case enclosed by polychrome porcelain flowers on ormolu stems and surmounted by an ormolu monkey wearing tricorn cap, signed white enamel dial within chased leafy bezel, blue roman chapters and black arabic minute numerals, pierced gilt scroll hands, the signed movement with anchor escapement, thread suspension to pendulum, striking hour and half-hour on bell by means of crossed-out countwheel, case back elaborately pierced, basically third quarter 18th century, the elephant probably Oriental, 18th-19th century--17¼in. (44cm.) high
Provenance
The Estate of Florence J. Gould, Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco, June 25, 1984, lot 658