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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR (LOTS 201-207)
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD REGULATEUR DE PARQUET
OF REGENCE STYLE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD REGULATEUR DE PARQUET
OF REGENCE STYLE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
CASE: The arched architectural case surmounted by a seated figure of Minerva, above a glazed panel centred by Apollo on a cloudbourne chariot with putti and maidens, signed to an enamel plaque 'Martinot/ A Paris', the angles cornered by female terms on toupie feet, atop a tapering waisted pedestal centred by a ribbon-tied trophy representing music and geography, the angles headed by espagnolettes, above a waved apron centred by a male mask, on scrolled paw feet DIAL: The gilt dial decorated in repoussé with a cockerel and foliate strapwork with enamel Roman chapters with blued steel hands MOVEMENT: twin barrel with Brocot escapement and continued strike, signed 'HF Paris/ 267', with pendulum
The pedestal: 67 in. (170 cm.) high; 22 ¾ in. (58 cm.) wide; 15 in. (38 cm.) deep
The clock: 41 in. (105 cm.) high
OF REGENCE STYLE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
CASE: The arched architectural case surmounted by a seated figure of Minerva, above a glazed panel centred by Apollo on a cloudbourne chariot with putti and maidens, signed to an enamel plaque 'Martinot/ A Paris', the angles cornered by female terms on toupie feet, atop a tapering waisted pedestal centred by a ribbon-tied trophy representing music and geography, the angles headed by espagnolettes, above a waved apron centred by a male mask, on scrolled paw feet DIAL: The gilt dial decorated in repoussé with a cockerel and foliate strapwork with enamel Roman chapters with blued steel hands MOVEMENT: twin barrel with Brocot escapement and continued strike, signed 'HF Paris/ 267', with pendulum
The pedestal: 67 in. (170 cm.) high; 22 ¾ in. (58 cm.) wide; 15 in. (38 cm.) deep
The clock: 41 in. (105 cm.) high
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Giles Forster
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