Lot 311
  • 311

A Louis XV Ormolu Cartel Clock Circa 1745, Marked with the C Couronné Poinçon

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • height 18in.; width 9 1/4 in.
  • (45.7cm; 23.5cm)
the enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, the movement and dial signed Debeu a Paris with a pull repeat, the drum shaped case surrounded by pierced latticework and foliate trails, the lower section cast with rocaille and C scrolls.

Catalogue Note

The C Couronné poinçon’, (Crowned C) was a tax mark struck on any alloy incorporating copper, produced or offered for re-sale between March 1745 and February 1749.