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A LOUIS XVI PARIS PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK
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A LOUIS XVI PARIS PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK

CIRCA 1795, DUC D'ANGOULÊME'S MANUFACTORY

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A LOUIS XVI PARIS PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK
Circa 1795, duc d'angoulême's Manufactory
The white enamel Roman chapter dial within a foliate-cast gilt bezel with blued steel hands, the associated movement signed F. BAETENS LONDON, the drum head case surmounted by an ormolu berried-vine mount flanked by two biscuit porcelain figures of a cupid and bacchic youth, the porcelain frieze panels painted with rosettes and scrolling foliage en grisaille within foliate-cast ormolu borders, the central plaque signed Manufacture de Mr. Le Duc , D'Angoulème à Paris, the D-ended plinth on eight toupie fee
13¼ (34cm.) high, 21¼in. (54cm.) wide

Lot Essay

The D'Angouleme porcelain factory was established by the partners Guerhard and Dihl in 1789 under the protection of the duc d'Angouleme. Recorded in rue Bondy (or rue de Temple) they specialized in the production of extremely fine quality biscuit and hard-paste porcelain as well as jasper plaques imitating the Wedgwood factory. They were extensively patronized by the Garde-Meuble supplying Biscuit figures and objects ranging in value from 60 to 1200 francs and clock cases from 200 to 6000 francs.