A Louis XVI ormolu mantel clock circa 1780, movement signed Imbert l'Ainé à Paris

Collection of E.M. Hodgkins, sold Christie's London, 7 June 1928, Lot 52 (400 guineas)
Collection of Count Dayqueivef, near Toulouse
Anonymous sale, Christie's New York, October 21, 1997, lot 210

Illustrated, Christie's Review of the Season, 1928.
W. Edey, French Clocks, 1967, p. 71.

Jean-Gabriel Imbert, maître in 1776

Minor marks and oxidation to the ormolu. The figure of Cupid is slightly loose, in overall very good condition. One back foot is missing.
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An identical clock by Imbert is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A clock of this model was sold Sotheby's New York, 6 November 2008, lot 89.