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SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
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A Louis XV small boulle tortoiseshell and ormolu-mounted bracket timepiece with pull quarter repeat
Second quarter 18th Century
The waisted case with replaced cherub finial and double sphinx bust door mount, the ormolu dial with individual white enamel Roman cartouche chapters and white enamel centre, cut steel hands, the one/two week duration single barrel movement with four vase-shaped back-pinned pillars, three spoke wheelwork and verge escapement with silk suspension, pull quarter repeat on three replaced bells above; pendulum
64 cm. high
Second quarter 18th Century
The waisted case with replaced cherub finial and double sphinx bust door mount, the ormolu dial with individual white enamel Roman cartouche chapters and white enamel centre, cut steel hands, the one/two week duration single barrel movement with four vase-shaped back-pinned pillars, three spoke wheelwork and verge escapement with silk suspension, pull quarter repeat on three replaced bells above; pendulum
64 cm. high
Special notice
Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €5,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €5,001 and €400,000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €400,001. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.