Lotto 1153 ♣ - A212 Arti decorative - giovedì, 27. marzo 2025, 13h30
BOULLE CLOCK ON PLINTH
Louis XV, Paris, middle of the 18th century. The dial and movement are signed Herbault à Paris and numbered N 171 (Louis-François Herbault, maître from 1743).
Curved wooden case with Boulle marquetry in brown-backed tortoiseshell and engraved brass, decorated with tendrils, flowers and leaves. Rich bronze mounts in the form of rocailles, leaves, reeds, palm trees, as well as a door bronze featuring a fox and a raven (see the fable by La Fontaine). Curved and bombé base. Relief-decorated dial with white enamel cartouches. Later blued hands. Movement converted to anchor escapement and half-hour strike on bell. 1 key.
46 × 24 × 130 cm.
The movement is currently working, but may require revision. The inner base plate with later marquetry and there are minor losses to the marquetry. Restored.
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CHF 2 500 / 3 500 | (€ 2 580 / 3 610)
Venduto per CHF 4 375 (incl. premio)