LARGE CARTEL CLOCK "AUX COLOMBES"
LARGE CARTEL CLOCK "AUX COLOMBES",
Louis XV, the dial and movement signed BOTHEREAU A PARIS (Jacques Botherau, born in 1729), Paris ca. 1760.
Matte and polished gilt bronze. Enamel dial. 2 fine, pierced and gilt hands. Original movement with anchor escapement, striking the 1/2-hour on bell. Gilding restored.
57x14x82 cm.
Provenance:
- from a private collection, Switzerland.
Ref.: H.L. Tardy, Dictionnaire des horlogers français, Paris 1974; p. 69 (biogr. information).
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LARGE CARTEL CLOCK "AUX COLOMBES",
Louis XV, the dial and movement signed BOTHEREAU A PARIS (Jacques Botherau, born in 1729), Paris ca. 1760.
Matte and polished gilt bronze. Enamel dial. 2 fine, pierced and gilt hands. Original movement with anchor escapement, striking the 1/2-hour on bell. Gilding restored.
57x14x82 cm.
Provenance:
- from a private collection, Switzerland.
Ref.: H.L. Tardy, Dictionnaire des horlogers français, Paris 1974; p. 69 (biogr. information).