The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma

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An Empire gilt-bronze mantel clock, Louis Mallet, Paris, circa 1810

Auction Closed

March 24, 08:41 PM GMT

Estimate

800 - 1,200 GBP

Lot Details

Description

An Empire gilt-bronze mantel clock, Louis Mallet, Paris

circa 1810


4-inch enamel dial signed Ls Mallet, H DE M D D'ORLEANS, N.1164, the movement with silk suspension and outside count wheel striking on a bell, the plinth case surmounted by an urn and with classical mounts,

39cm. high

Louis Mallet worked in Paris where his workshop is recorded on Rue J-J Rousseau in 1815. This clock must date from this period, and when he was appointed clock-maker to Louis-Philippe, Duc d'Orleans (1773-1850), later King of the French.