Lot 41
  • 41

A Louis XVI ormolu-mounted marble clock, the dial inscribed Lepine A Paris circa 1775

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • height 26 1/2 in.; width 17 1/4 in.; depth 4 1/2 in.
  • 67.5 cm; 44 cm; 11.5 cm

Condition

The marble with very minor chips at corners and edges, not extensive. Surface dirt to marble. The dial with two very small losses ans surface dirt. The ormolu mounts with oxidations, surface dirt and some rubbing. In otherwise good overall condition.
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