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Jean-Baptiste-Albert Baillon, maître in 1727.
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BY JEAN-BAPTISTE-ALBERT BAILLON, CIRCA 1750
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE-ALBERT BAILLON, CIRCA 1750
Cartouche-shaped, the circular white enameled dial with Roman numeral hours and Arabic chapters, surmounted by a putto seated under a palm and flanked by scrolls, oak and berried leaves issuing from rockwork at the base, the dial signed 'JN. BAPTISTE BAILLON', the movement signed 'J.Bte.Baillon A Paris / No 3717' and etched 'MAGO', the bezel surrounding the glazing etched 'Normant'
29 ½ in. (75 cm.) high
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE-ALBERT BAILLON, CIRCA 1750
Cartouche-shaped, the circular white enameled dial with Roman numeral hours and Arabic chapters, surmounted by a putto seated under a palm and flanked by scrolls, oak and berried leaves issuing from rockwork at the base, the dial signed 'JN. BAPTISTE BAILLON', the movement signed 'J.Bte.Baillon A Paris / No 3717' and etched 'MAGO', the bezel surrounding the glazing etched 'Normant'
29 ½ in. (75 cm.) high
Provenance
With Kraemer & Cie., Paris.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, May 1968.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, May 1968.
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