ATTRIBUTED TO MILLET, CIRCA 1865

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A Napoleon III ormolu-mounted breche grand rose orbit clock
Attributed to Millet, Circa 1865
The domed cover with acanthus and pomegranate finial, above an ovoid body headed by two spinning ring dials, the twin-train movement with count-wheel strike, deadbeat escapment with pendulum, numbered 4585, flanked to one side by a winged triton, to the other by his female companion, on a spreading socle, intertwined with a dolphin, on a stepped spreading square base
29 in. (74 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The Maison Millet, founded in 1853 by T. Millet, was first located at 11, rue Jacques-Coeur, Paris, then moved to 23, Boulevard Beaumarchais in 1902. Specialising in meubles et bronzes d'art, genre ancien et moderne, mainly copies of French 18th century models, Maison Millet was awarded many medals such as the 1889 Exposition Universelle Gold Medal, a Grand prix in 1900 and three Diplômes d'Honneur.
In 1902, Millet was authorised by the curator of the Palais de Versailles to replicate Queen Marie-Antoinette's celebrated 'Grand cabinet à bijoux'. An auction of their stock was held in 1906 and the firm finally ceased trading in 1918.

A similar orbit clock, with a slightly different marble, was sold in these rooms on 29 October 1998, lot 75.

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