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MANTEL CLOCK "À LA BACCHANTE"
Louis XVI, Paris, ca. 1780. The dial is signed Monnier à Paris (probably Jacques Monnier, mentioned in 1779).
Gilt bronze and dark patinated bronze. The case with a reclining Bacchante as a figural finial, supported by two cupids riding on billy goats. On a beige, rounded marble base with round feet. White enamel dial with Arabic hour and minute numerals. Movement with lever escapement and half-hour striking on a bell. 1 key.
37 × 11 × 48 cm.
The same model with variations to the clock from the “Au balancier de Cristal” Collection is illustrated in Tardy: La Pendule Française. 2ème Partie. Paris, 1969, p. 239. Another example is in the Musée du Petit Palais Paris (Pierre Kjellberg: Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française. Paris 1997, p. 268).
Conditionreport:
- Restored, later gilding<br>- Enamel dial with fine cracks<br>- Movement currently in working order CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)
Vendu pour CHF 1 875 (frais inclus)