(3) A Jacob Petit-pattern French porcelain figural clock and stand , CIRCA 1845, MARKED MÉDAILLE D'OR ABOVE F.R BREVETÉ EXP 1844 IN RED AND SIGNED MUN IN PURPLE

Sale 2610

THE EUROPEAN NOBLE HOUSE SALE

Amsterdam

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10 - 11 December 2003

Browse Sale

Lot 718
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

(3) A Jacob Petit-pattern French porcelain figural clock and stand

CIRCA 1845, MARKED MÉDAILLE D'OR ABOVE F.R BREVETÉ EXP 1844 IN RED AND SIGNED MUN IN PURPLE

Price realised

EUR 598

Estimate

EUR 1,000 - EUR 1,500

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(3) A Jacob Petit-pattern French porcelain figural clock and stand
Circa 1845, marked médaille d'or above F.R breveté EXP 1844 in red and signed Mun in purple
Gilt and painted in colours, the upper part modelled as a young male flautist seated on a wall, flanked by a dog, on rockwork base, the heavily gilt blue-ground scrolled quadruped stand with a clockface, further with inner mechanism and a key
49.2 cm. high (3)
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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Lot 718 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

(3) A Jacob Petit-pattern French porcelain figural clock and stand

CIRCA 1845, MARKED MÉDAILLE D'OR ABOVE F.R BREVETÉ EXP 1844 IN RED AND SIGNED MUN IN PURPLE

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Lot 718
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN