Lot Essay
Nicolas-Pierre-François Dubuc (d. 1817) was active during the Revolution and the Empire period.
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CIRCA 1785, THE DIAL SIGNED 'DUBUC L'NE A PARIA'
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A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND BLACK AND WHITE MARBLE PORTICO CLOCK
CIRCA 1785, THE DIAL SIGNED 'DUBUC L'NE A PARIA'
The circular white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic chapters signed 'Dubuc L'né à Paria', above the circular medallion flanked by foliate scrolls and surmounted by a flowering vase hung with floral garlands, supported by two chandelle-filled fluted columns with flame finials and flanked by further flaming urns on oval bases with paterae, on an oval plith with tooled frieze and central patera on milled pad feet, the feet replaced, the central medallion beneath dial later
20½ in. (52 cm.) high
CIRCA 1785, THE DIAL SIGNED 'DUBUC L'NE A PARIA'
The circular white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic chapters signed 'Dubuc L'né à Paria', above the circular medallion flanked by foliate scrolls and surmounted by a flowering vase hung with floral garlands, supported by two chandelle-filled fluted columns with flame finials and flanked by further flaming urns on oval bases with paterae, on an oval plith with tooled frieze and central patera on milled pad feet, the feet replaced, the central medallion beneath dial later
20½ in. (52 cm.) high