A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK
THE DIAL BY PIAT-JOSEPH SAUVAGE, THE CASE AFTER A DESIGN BY FRANCOIS REMOND ('PENDULE A L'ÉTUDE ET LA PHILOSOPHIE'), CIRCA 1790
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK
THE DIAL BY PIAT-JOSEPH SAUVAGE, THE CASE AFTER A DESIGN BY FRANCOIS REMOND ('PENDULE A L'ÉTUDE ET LA PHILOSOPHIE'), CIRCA 1790
CASE: the drum dial surmounted by an eagle and supported on a plinth cast in relief with putti, flanked by figures of 'L'Étude' and 'La Philosophie', on a marble base inset to each end with mille-raie panels enclosing female masks and centred by a pierced panel of putti, a bearded mask and foliage, on six gadrooned bun feet, restorations to the figures; DIAL: the white enamel dial with pierced and engraved gilt hands signed ‘Sauvage à Paris; MOVEMENT: the twin barrel movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell
21 in. (53.5 cm.) high; 27 in. (68.5 cm.) wide; 6 ¹/₄ in. (16 cm.) deep
THE DIAL BY PIAT-JOSEPH SAUVAGE, THE CASE AFTER A DESIGN BY FRANCOIS REMOND ('PENDULE A L'ÉTUDE ET LA PHILOSOPHIE'), CIRCA 1790
CASE: the drum dial surmounted by an eagle and supported on a plinth cast in relief with putti, flanked by figures of 'L'Étude' and 'La Philosophie', on a marble base inset to each end with mille-raie panels enclosing female masks and centred by a pierced panel of putti, a bearded mask and foliage, on six gadrooned bun feet, restorations to the figures; DIAL: the white enamel dial with pierced and engraved gilt hands signed ‘Sauvage à Paris; MOVEMENT: the twin barrel movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell
21 in. (53.5 cm.) high; 27 in. (68.5 cm.) wide; 6 ¹/₄ in. (16 cm.) deep
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