A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND EBONY 'BOULLE' BRACKET CLOCK
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND EBONY 'BOULLE' BRACKET CLOCK

THE MOVEMENT BY LEGARDE, PARIS, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL AND EBONY 'BOULLE' BRACKET CLOCK
THE MOVEMENT BY LEGARDE, PARIS, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
CASE: Of eared rectangular outshaped cornered by fluted Corinthian columns, the stepped pediment surmounted by a figure of Chronos, cornered by armorial torsos, above a relief-cast dial inset with enamel Roman numeral plaquettes, with a pierced lambrequin-hung apron on tapering stiff-leaf feet, atop a conforming base, the backplate signed LAGARDE à Paris MOVEMENT: twin barrels with anchor escapement, striking the hours and quarters on two bells
33¼ in. (84.5 cm.) high; 18¼ in. (46 cm.) wide; 8½ in. (21.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Christie's, London, 19 March 2009, lot 3 (£5,625).

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