A Louis XVI ormolu and black and white marble mantel clock 'pendule portique'
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A Louis XVI ormolu and black and white marble mantel clock 'pendule portique'
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PeriodLast quarter 18th centuryDescriptionThe case richly decorated with gilt-bronze floral ornaments, surmounted by an eagle, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, signed ‘Vaillant à Paris’, the mechanism with an anchor escapement and a cord suspended pendulum, the striking mechanism on a count wheel, striking once every half hour and the whole hour in full on a silver amalgamated bell.Dimensions51x36x11 cm
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Titel:
A Louis XVI ormolu and black and white marble mantel clock 'pendule portique'
Omschrijving:
PeriodLast quarter 18th centuryDescriptionThe case richly decorated with gilt-bronze floral ornaments, surmounted by an eagle, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, signed ‘Vaillant à Paris’, the mechanism with an anchor escapement and a cord suspended pendulum, the striking mechanism on a count wheel, striking once every half hour and the whole hour in full on a silver amalgamated bell.Dimensions51x36x11 cm