Lot 4016 - ibid102 Clocks – online only - Wednesday, 03. April 2019, 9.00 AM
HORN CLOCK "PENDULE D'ALCOVE",
Louis XV, Paris, ca. 1740/50. The dial and movement signed JULIEN LEROY À PARIS.
Curved case, applied with green horn and inlaid with brass. Opulent, gilt bronze mounts, designed as rocailles, scrolled leaves and a dragon, the top featuring a Chinese man. Bronze dial with enamel cartouches. Movement with lever escapement, originally with striking mechanism (removed).
18x30x57 cm.
- Dial with losses in the enamel
- Losses in the horn
- Requires some restoration
- Originally a "pendule d'alcove"
- Key of the door, missing
CHF 1 500 / 2 000 | (€ 1 550 / 2 060)
Sold for CHF 1 875 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.