A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU BLEU TURQUIN AND WHITE MARBLE...
A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU BLEU TURQUIN AND WHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK
THE DIAL SIGNED BISSON A PARIS, CIRCA 1785-90
The circular enamel dial with upright Roman and Arabic numerals and serpentine date hand above a jasperware medallion depicting a classical female, flanked by twin urns and surmounted by a flower-filled urn, above four fluted bleu turquin columns, on shaped marble base atop toupie feet, the underside with an eighteenth-century incised number '303' and a paper label inscribed in ink 'O/32'
23 in. (58.5 cm.) high, 16 in. (41 cm.) wide, 6 in. (15.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Estate of Rudolph Von Fluegge; William Doyle Galleries, New York, 25 January 1984, lot 538.
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A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU BLEU TURQUIN AND WHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK
THE DIAL SIGNED BISSON A PARIS, CIRCA 1785-90
The circular enamel dial with upright Roman and Arabic numerals and serpentine date hand above a jasperware medallion depicting a classical female, flanked by twin urns and surmounted by a flower-filled urn, above four fluted bleu turquin columns, on shaped marble base atop toupie feet, the underside with an eighteenth-century incised number '303' and a paper label inscribed in ink 'O/32'
23 in. (58.5 cm.) high, 16 in. (41 cm.) wide, 6 in. (15.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Estate of Rudolph Von Fluegge; William Doyle Galleries, New York, 25 January 1984, lot 538.