Lot 1223
  • 1223

A small and attractive French Louis XV ormolu sculptural cartel wall timepiece case mid 18th century, movement early 19th cenury

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

  • height 32cm
5-cm enamel dial with Arabic numerals and Breguet hands, fusee and chain pocket watch movement with verge escapement signed Sim.. Plapert In Wien, elaborately shaped ormolu case with foliate scrolls and shells throughout surmounted by a Chinese man, a winged dragon below looking upwards, the whole ending in scolling leaves