Lot Essay
François Viger was elected Maître Horloger in 1744
THE PROPERTY OF A DECEASED ESTATE
(Lots 297-299)
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK
BY VIGER A PARIS
Mounted overall with foliate angles, the arched top with an urn-finial with loop handles, the Roman and Arabic-chaptered glazed dial signed Viger APARIS, the reverse of the movement similarly signed and numbered 1354, in a cartouche-shaped case with pierced pendulum aperture, the tapering bracket centred by a cartouche and with a foliate boss, the dial restored, some minor mounts lost, the urn-finial possibly later
39in. (99cm.) high, including bracket
BY VIGER A PARIS
Mounted overall with foliate angles, the arched top with an urn-finial with loop handles, the Roman and Arabic-chaptered glazed dial signed Viger APARIS, the reverse of the movement similarly signed and numbered 1354, in a cartouche-shaped case with pierced pendulum aperture, the tapering bracket centred by a cartouche and with a foliate boss, the dial restored, some minor mounts lost, the urn-finial possibly later
39in. (99cm.) high, including bracket