Lot 1045 - A186 Furniture & Sculptures - Thursday, 27. September 2018, 10.30 AM
LARGE BOULLE CLOCK WITH PLINTH,
Régence, the dial and movement signed PIERRE ROUSSEAU A PARIS (Pierre Rousseau, maître ca. 1720), Paris ca. 1730.
Brown tortoiseshell, finely inlaid with brass; flowers, leaves, lozenge fillets and decorative frieze. Bronze dial with 12 enamel cartouches for the hours. 2 hands. Movement with verge escapement, striking the 1/2-hour on bell. Opulent mounts and applications. Some supplements on the case and on the plinth.
36x28x142 cm.
Provenance:
- from a private collection, Suisse romande.
Ref.: H. L. Tardy, Dictionnaire des horlogers français, Paris 1974: p. 574 (biogr. information).
CHF 4 000 / 7 000 | (€ 4 120 / 7 220)
Sold for CHF 6 250 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.