A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED POLYCHROME-DECORATED MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK, THE MOVEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE JACQUET DROZ, CIRCA 1740

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED POLYCHROME-DECORATED MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK
THE MOVEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE JACQUET DROZ, CIRCA 1740
Of unusually large size, the ormolu depicting scenes from the Fables de la Fontaine, the ground with floral sprays and Chinoiserie vignettes, the bracket with conforming decoration mounted with a pomegranate and leafy sprays, with red chalk 26379 to top
48 ½ in. (123 cm.) high, 27 in. (68.5 cm.) wide, the clock; 18 ¼ in. (46.5 cm.) high, 27 ½ in. (70 cm.) wide, 15 ¼ in. (38.5 cm.) deep, the bracket; height overall 66 ¾ in. (169.5 cm.)

Provenance

Blumka Gallery, New York.