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CIRCA 1740
Details
LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
CIRCA 1740
The white enamel Roman and Arabic chapter disc with pierced ormolu hands, the center signed 'LAMY A PARIS', pendulum regulation square at XII, the movement with rectangular plates secured with four back-pinned baluster pillars, the calibrated countwheel on the backplate with strike on a bell above, the backplate engraved 'LAMY A PARIS', the case with a pierced and scrolled surround with further rose and acanthus-cast sprays, the sides with pierced trellis covered openings, the gilding probably original but cleaned
33 in. (84 cm.) high, 16½ in. (42 cm.) wide
CIRCA 1740
The white enamel Roman and Arabic chapter disc with pierced ormolu hands, the center signed 'LAMY A PARIS', pendulum regulation square at XII, the movement with rectangular plates secured with four back-pinned baluster pillars, the calibrated countwheel on the backplate with strike on a bell above, the backplate engraved 'LAMY A PARIS', the case with a pierced and scrolled surround with further rose and acanthus-cast sprays, the sides with pierced trellis covered openings, the gilding probably original but cleaned
33 in. (84 cm.) high, 16½ in. (42 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Vitale Collection, sold Christie's, New York, 30 October 1996, lot 96.