BY MAISON MILLET, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
BY MAISON MILLET, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The drum-shaped upper section surmounted by serpent and scythe encircling a sphere and oak branch, with a scallop shell and foliate-cast encircling a white enamel dial signed 'Millet/ AParis', the sides each with a grille of pierced foliate design, the waisted middle section headed by a foliate-cast scrolled bracket to each corner, supporting a foliate festoon above a ribbon-tied floral musical trophy within a foliate-cast fluted surround, on rectangular base with panelled sides hung with foliate swags on scroll feet
110 in. (279.5 cm.) high; 33 in. (84 cm.) wide; 24 ¼ in. (61.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The Maison Millet, established by Blaise Millet in 1857, was first located at 11, rue Jacques-Coeur, Paris, then moved to 23, Boulevard Beaumarchais in 1902. Specialising in ‘meubles et bronzes d'art, genre ancien et moderne’, mainly copies of French 18th century models, Maison Millet was awarded many medals such as the 1889 Exposition Universelle Gold Medal, a Grand prix in 1900 and three Diplômes d'Honneur. In 1902, Millet was authorised by the curator of the Palais de Versailles to replicate Queen Marie-Antoinette's celebrated 'Grand cabinet bijoux'. An auction of their stock was held in 1906 and the firm eventually ceased trading in 1918.

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