拍品专文
The C couronné poinçon has a tax mark employed on any alloy containing the metal copper between March 1745 and February 1749
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND MARQUETRY MANTEL CLOCK
细节
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND MARQUETRY MANTEL CLOCK
Inlaid overall with foliate scrolls, the arched waisted case enclosing a foliate repousée dial with Roman cartouche chapters, the door with a mount of Diana, the raised cresting with putto finial, the associated tapering bracket inlaid with foliage, the reverse of the movement and the dial signed ROBIN APARIS, the mounts struck with the C couronné poinçon, extensive restorations to the marquetry
45in. (114.5cm.) high, overall
Inlaid overall with foliate scrolls, the arched waisted case enclosing a foliate repousée dial with Roman cartouche chapters, the door with a mount of Diana, the raised cresting with putto finial, the associated tapering bracket inlaid with foliage, the reverse of the movement and the dial signed ROBIN APARIS, the mounts struck with the C couronné poinçon, extensive restorations to the marquetry
45in. (114.5cm.) high, overall