A Charles X patinated bronze and Siena marble mantel clock circa 1830, dial signed L. Ravrio Bronzier à Paris, movement signed à Paris

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 USD

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Description

PATINATED BRONZE, MARBLE
height 31 1/2 in.; width 16 1/4 in.; depth 7 1/4 in.
80 cm; 41 cm; 18.5 cm

surmounted by a figure of one of the Marly Horses

Catalogue Note

Lenoir Ravrio is documented on Rue des Filles St-Thomas from 1820-40. The Marly Horses by Guillaume I Coustou were commissioned in 1739 by Louis XV for the gardens of the Château de Marly. A clock of a similar model as part of a garniture was sold Sotheby's London, November 4, 2009, lot 92.