Lot 160
  • 160

A Louis Philippe Ormolu Mantel Clock Circa 1835, Together with a Pair of Ormolu Five-Light Candelabra

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • height of clock 20 1/4 in.; width 17in.; depth 6 3/4 in.; height of candelabra 27in.
  • (52.7cm; 43.2cm; 17.1cm; 68.6cm)
the silvered metal dial with Roman numerals set within a rectangular case surmounted by an Ottoman prince presenting a medallion to an Ottoman princess, the whole cast with moorish designs, each candelabra with an Ottoman figure supporting four scrolling candle arms and a single stiff candle arm, raised on a shaped pedestal and hexagonal plinth base.

Catalogue Note

A related clock signed Georget à Paris, is illustrated P. Kjellberg, La Pendule Français, Paris, 1997, p. 440. fig. B.