A Louis XV ormolu mantel clock

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A Louis XV ormolu mantel clock

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PeriodBy Louis Henry Admyrault, ca. 1740-DescriptionThe case decorated overall with scrolling acanthus and C-scrolls, standing on a fixed naturalistic and architectural base, surmounted by a putto sitting on a log and holding an opened birdcage, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, signed ‘ADMYRAULD A PARIS’, the circular French mechanism with an anchor escapement and a cord suspended pendulum, signed to the back plate ‘ADmijrault AParis’, the striking mechanism with a count wheel, striking once every half hour and the whole hour in full on a silver amalgamated bell. LiteratureProvenance: Property of a Dutch noble family.- acquired at Mentink & Roest, Vught, 2 May 1996.