A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU TABLE CLOCK
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU TABLE CLOCK
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU TABLE CLOCK
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU TABLE CLOCK

THE MOVEMENT BY VERNEAUX, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU TABLE CLOCK
THE MOVEMENT BY VERNEAUX, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Surmounted by an arched pediment decorated with hung garlands and two pinecone finials, flanked by fluted pilasters, on a flower-edged base and toupie feet, the white enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, a beaded and leaf-cast bezel, pierced-gilt hands and signed 'Verneaux A PARIS', the twin-barrel movement with later Brocot escapement, countwheel strike to bell, the backplate signed 'Verneaux A Paris'
10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) high; 7 ½ in. (18.7 cm.) wide; 4 ½ in. (10.6 cm.) deep

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Amelia Walker
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