Lot 302
  • 302

A Louis XV ormolu and polychrome-decorated vernis Martin bracket clock circa 1750, the associated dial signed Jean Baptiste Baillon, the movement signed Baillon a Paris

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • ormolu, enamel, bronze
  • height 18 1/2 in.; width 8 in.; depth 3 1/4 in.
  • 47 cm; 20.5 cm; 9.5 cm

Provenance

Sold Sotheby's New York, October 24-25, 2002, lot 1286
Property of a Lady, sold Sotheby's New York, May 7, 1983, lot 76

Condition

Dial with small chips at winding holes; one flowering ormolu branch to side of dial slightly loose; very small chips and losses to vernis Martin decoration, some wear and rubbing to figure; oxidation, slight surface dirt, and ocassional scratches to gilt-bronze. Umbrella probably associated. Dial, movement, and gilt-bronze surrounds to dial associated. Please note that we do not guarantee movements.
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