Lot 78
  • 78

A Louis XV ormolu cartel clock circa 1760, the dial signed Julien Le Roy, the movement signed Julien Le Roy a Paris

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • ormolu, glass, enamel
  • height 14 in.; width 9 in.
  • 35.5 cm; 23 cm

Condition

Enamel with some very minor hairline cracks at upper end of dial; dial with some surface dirt. Glass replaced and now with glue residue; very minor casting hole to lower left side of case. Ormolu with light oxidation and minor rubbing.
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