Belle pendule au taureau en bronze doré et bronze patiné d'époque Louis XV, vers 1750

le cadran et le mouvement signés Romilly à Paris, sommé d'une femme drapée à l'antique, reposant sur une base rocaille ajourée

Acquise auprès de la galerie Pascal Izarn, Paris

Illustration is quite accurate, although the gilding looks actually less shiny. Wear on the more exposed areas. Tiny fault casts. The bull has a slight green patina. Dial is restored. Movement is complete and looks as though it would run.
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Ce modèle de pendule au taureau ne fut fabriqué qu'à très peu d'exemplaires. A notre connaissance, seuls cinq autres pendules de ce modèle avec des socles différents existent :

- Vente Christie's Monaco, le 15 décembre 1996, lot 44, le cadran à quantièmes signé de Jean-Baptiste Baillon

- Vente Sotheby's New York, le 6 novembre 1982, lot 40

- Vente Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Ader le 21 mai 1957

- Collection Kraemer, vente Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, le 5 mai 1913, lot 99

- Vente Sotheby's Paris, le 14 avril 2010, lot 77