Louis XVI White Marble and Gilt-Bronze Mantle Clock

Louis XVI late 18th century lyra-shaped armillary dial white marble and gilt bronze mantle clock

» Period: Louis XVI, late 18th ct.
» Place of Origin: France
» Material: gilt bronze, Carrara marble, painted marble
» Dimensions: H. 45 cm x W. 15 cm x D. 13 cm

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Louis XVI white marble and gilt bronze mantle clock, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals within a lyra-shaped marble case surmounted by pine finials and centred by an armillary dial, raised on a circular stem above a stepped square marble base with an ormolu mount of two griffins and a lyra, on claw feet. Clock with silk suspension, bell on half hour and hour.

Comparative literature: Pierre Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de La Pendule Française du Moyen Age au XXe siècle, Paris 1997, p. 378 pl. B.

Condition: vey good, min. wear consistent with age and use, min. fading – detailed condition report on request

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