A VIOLONE CARTEL AND ITS LAMP CUL de Style Louis...
A VIOLONE CARTEL AND ITS LAMP CUL de Style Louis XV- Epoque Napoléon III in tortoiseshell veneer and ormolu with rich Rocaille decoration, renown for its amortization and two amours and birds on the front.
Dolphin-shaped legs
Gilt bronze dial with vase and foliage decoration and enamel cartouches with blue Arabic numerals for the hours
Movement signed Ene Lenoir le Fils in Paris
Complete with gong, sundial and key (to be overhauled)
Total height 124.5 cm
(some cracks)
Provenance: Château de Villiers furniture in Mantes la Ville, then by descent
A VIOLONE CARTEL AND ITS LAMP CUL de Style Louis XV- Epoque Napoléon III in tortoiseshell veneer and ormolu with rich Rocaille decoration, renown for its amortization and two amours and birds on the front.
Dolphin-shaped legs
Gilt bronze dial with vase and foliage decoration and enamel cartouches with blue Arabic numerals for the hours
Movement signed Ene Lenoir le Fils in Paris
Complete with gong, sundial and key (to be overhauled)
Total height 124.5 cm
(some cracks)
Provenance: Château de Villiers furniture in Mantes la Ville, then by descent