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A Louis XVI style ormolu mantel clock, the dial signed…
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Sydney
Date:
25-Aug-2020
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Description:
A Louis XVI style ormolu mantel clock, the dial signed Ferdinand Berthoud, the silk suspension movement chiming on a bell, the enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, pierced gilt hands, the case surmounted by a cock, standing on a sculpted head with a chisel and mallet, symbolic of sculpture, with a bronze putto seated on books regarding a sheet of paper, the base with foliate bosses and panels of entrelac centred with acanthus, on toupie feet, and velvet covered plinth, height 29 cm, width 29 cm, depth 12 cm (excluding plinth)
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Category:
Horology (Clocks & watches): Clocks - Figural