A DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU, ENAMEL AND WHITE MARBLE STRIKING SKELETON CLOCK
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A DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU, ENAMEL AND WHITE MARBLE STRIKING SKELETON CLOCK

CIRCA 1795

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A DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU, ENAMEL AND WHITE MARBLE STRIKING SKELETON CLOCK
CIRCA 1795
CASE: with bird finial, the dials flanked by fruiting vines, cornucopia and a classical figure to each side, the enamel decoration depicting country scenes and temples, rectangular white marble base with beaded border and ormolu plaque with putti, on turned feet DIAL: enamel moonphase dial with age indications, the central skeletonised dial with white enamel chapter ring, Arabic hours, day and date, pierced gilt-brass hands, signs of the zodiac, months and season to bottom enamel chapter ring, all with beaded bezels MOVEMENT: the twin barrel movement with pin wheel escapement, knife edge suspension and count wheel strike to bell, with sunburst pendulum; later winding key
20¾ in. (53 cm.) wide; 11 in. (28 cm.) wide; 4¾ in. (12 cm.) deep

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Celia Harvey
Celia Harvey

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A similar clock, signed Laguesse à Liège with the enamels by Cotteau, can be found in Pavlovsk Palace (inv. no. 4177-IV) (see E.Ducamp (Editor) Pavlovsk, The Collections, Paris, 1993, pp. 143, 186.)

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