A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND BLEU TURQUIN MARBLE MANTLE CLOCK
PROPERTY OF A NEW ENGLAND COLLECTION (Lot 251)
A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND BLEU TURQUIN MARBLE MANTLE CLOCK

THE DIAL SIGNED AND MOVEMENT SIGNED AND DATED CAILLOUTE À PARIS EN 1789

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A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND BLEU TURQUIN MARBLE MANTLE CLOCK
The dial signed and movement signed and dated Cailloute à Paris en 1789
The ormolu with two-tone gilding, the circular white enamel dial signed Cailloute à Paris with Roman and Arabic chapters within a drum case surmounted by an urn hung with a fruiting and floral garland and supported by scrolls, atop a marble platform with central mask, further supported by fluted columns, on a stepped demilune base
20¾in. (53cm.) high, 11¼ (28.5cm.) wide
拍场告示
Please note the provenance should read: By repute Gatchina Palace.
Correct estimate is: $8,000 - 12,000.

拍品专文

The maker of this clock is possibly Jean Caillouet, recorded in Paris on the rue St. Gervais Laurent in 1765 and the rue St. Martin in 1810.