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A Louis XV Ormolu Mantel Clock Circa 1740
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Pierre Le Roy, maître in 1737, horloger ordinaire du Roi 1785
- height 16 1/2 in.; width 6in.; depth 4in.
- (41.9cm; 15.2cm; 10.2cm)
the enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals set within a cartouche-shaped case, the movement signed Pierre Le Roy A Paris and with pull repeat, the spring signed and dated Richard, 9 mai 1757, surmounted by a classical figure slaying a dragon, with foliate trails to the sides and raised on scrolled feet cast with shells.
Provenance
Picard, Tajan, Hôtel Georges V, June 21, 1989, lot 96
Collection of Franco Cesari, Sotheby's, Paris, June 29, 2004 lot 59