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Attributed to the celebrated ébéniste, Jean-Henri Riesener, the original model of this clock was made circa 1785 and is now in the Louvre (cat. C.Dr., No 185).
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THE PROPERTY OF A ST. LOUIS COLLECTOR
A Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany, amaranth, and parquetry longcase clock
AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-HENRI RIESENER, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany, amaranth, and parquetry longcase clock
After the model by Jean-Henri Riesener, Late 19th Century
The white enamelled dial with Roman chapters and twin-train movement, surrounded by three cloudbourne putti, above a spreading socle with ribbon-tied swags, the tapering case headed by an Apollo mask, above a hinged door with scrolling foliage centred by an urn, the sides with lozenge parquetry panels, supported on paw feet and a shaped base with toupie feet
93½ in. (237.5 cm.) high
After the model by Jean-Henri Riesener, Late 19th Century
The white enamelled dial with Roman chapters and twin-train movement, surrounded by three cloudbourne putti, above a spreading socle with ribbon-tied swags, the tapering case headed by an Apollo mask, above a hinged door with scrolling foliage centred by an urn, the sides with lozenge parquetry panels, supported on paw feet and a shaped base with toupie feet
93½ in. (237.5 cm.) high