Lot Essay
A related Louis XV ormolu cartel clock by Balthazar Martinot was sold, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 7 December 1963, lot 75.
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
MID 18TH CENTURY
With circular enamel dial with roman and arabic chapters signed Martinot à Paris, with associated 19th century Swiss repeating movement within a moulded case surrounded by pierced scrolling foliage and surmounted by flowerblossoms, fitted with scarlet silk panels-14½in.(37cm.) high
MID 18TH CENTURY
With circular enamel dial with roman and arabic chapters signed Martinot à Paris, with associated 19th century Swiss repeating movement within a moulded case surrounded by pierced scrolling foliage and surmounted by flowerblossoms, fitted with scarlet silk panels-14½in.(37cm.) high