Lot 284
  • 284

A Louis XV style ormolu-mounted blanc de chine porcelain clock

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • height 15 1/2 in.; width 14 in.; depth 9 in.
  • 39.5 cm; 35.5 cm; 23 cm
the enamel dial within a pumpkin-shaped case above a bamboo standard on an oval pedestal with two chinoiserie figures on a scrolling foliate base. The movement modern.

Condition

Restoration to the top of the pumkin-shaped clock case. Minor marks to the ormlolu. In otherwise good condition.
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