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A fine gilt bronze neoclassical…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
23-Jun-2024
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Description:
A fine gilt bronze neoclassical mantel clock 'A Cercles Tournants', after Jean-Louis Bouchet (Paris 1737-1792), early 19th century, the imposing gilt bronze clock in the form of a boldly cast neoclassical urn and cover with seed finial, entwined with two serpents, their tongues marking time on superposed revolving dials set with enamel Roman and Arabic number cartouches and decorated with lozenges set with clovers, with mille-raie patterned Greek handles above laurel leaf and seed garland and pendants above a fabric draped column-form fluted base, upon a plain square base and stepped ebonised stand, engraved 'Bouchet her [horloger] du Roy Paris', with key. In good condition as catalogued, height: 64 cm width: 28 cm depth: 28 cm
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Category:
Horology (Clocks & watches): Clocks - Mantle and Shelf