A FRENCH ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK THE FIGURAL CRESTING AND DIA...
A FRENCH ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
THE FIGURAL CRESTING AND DIAL EMPIRE, EARLY 19TH, THE CASE 19TH CENTURY
The circular enamel dial with Roman chapters and twin train movement contained within an angular tapering case surmounted by Zeus as an eagle and a draped female figure, the lower portion fitted with a thermometer, the case regilt, the thermometer panel of a later date, the dial signed 'Léchopie Jeune / à Paris'
28 ½ in. (72.5 cm.) high, 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide, 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 4 May 1984, lot 29.
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A FRENCH ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
THE FIGURAL CRESTING AND DIAL EMPIRE, EARLY 19TH, THE CASE 19TH CENTURY
The circular enamel dial with Roman chapters and twin train movement contained within an angular tapering case surmounted by Zeus as an eagle and a draped female figure, the lower portion fitted with a thermometer, the case regilt, the thermometer panel of a later date, the dial signed 'Léchopie Jeune / à Paris'
28 ½ in. (72.5 cm.) high, 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide, 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 4 May 1984, lot 29.
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