A Louis XVI ormolu and black marble mantel clock 'pendule portique'
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A Louis XVI ormolu and black marble mantel clock 'pendule portique'
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PeriodLast quarter 18th centuryDescriptionThe case decorated with gilt-bronze foliate ornaments, the clockwork suspended between a pair of columns, surmounted by a vase, on a plinth decorated with a frieze with putti, on bun feet, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals, signed ‘Rocquet à Paris’, the mechanism with an anchor escapement and a cord suspended pendulum, striking mechanism with a count wheel, striking once on the half hour and the whole hour in full on a silver amalgamated bell.Dimensions47x33x10 cmCondition ReportThe beaded decoration loose.
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Titel:
A Louis XVI ormolu and black marble mantel clock 'pendule portique'
Omschrijving:
PeriodLast quarter 18th centuryDescriptionThe case decorated with gilt-bronze foliate ornaments, the clockwork suspended between a pair of columns, surmounted by a vase, on a plinth decorated with a frieze with putti, on bun feet, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals, signed ‘Rocquet à Paris’, the mechanism with an anchor escapement and a cord suspended pendulum, striking mechanism with a count wheel, striking once on the half hour and the whole hour in full on a silver amalgamated bell.Dimensions47x33x10 cmCondition ReportThe beaded decoration loose.