AFTER THE MODEL BY CHARLES CRESSENT, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND BOIS SATINE PARQUETRY REGULATEUR
AFTER THE MODEL BY CHARLES CRESSENT, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The serpentine-shaped case surmounted by a figure of Chronos and set with an enamel dial, centred by a glazed cartouche-shaped pane, on spreading base with paw-cast feet and conforming plinth
97 ½ in. (248 cm.) high, 30 in. (76 cm.) wide, 14 in. (35.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

An example of Charles Cressent's original régulateur, of which the present model is a copy, is in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace (illustrated in A. Pradère, Les Ebénistes français de Louis XIV à la Révolution, Paris, 1989, p. 135). Another 19th century example, by Paul Sormani, sold Christie's, London, 24 September 2008, lot 96.

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