STYLE: Private Collections

STYLE: Private Collections

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Property of a Private German Collection

A Louis XV gilt-bronze mantel clock, Lepaute, Paris, circa 1770, the case by Robert Osmond, circa 1770

Lot Closed

November 13, 01:52 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property of a Private German Collection

A Louis XV gilt-bronze mantel clock, Lepaute, Paris, circa 1770, the case by Robert Osmond, circa 1770


5-inch enamel dial signed Lepaute A Paris, the bell striking movement with star-cut outside count wheel, later Brocot escapement and suspension, the waisted transitional case stamped to the rear OSMOND, with a neo-classical urn surmount above foliate scrolls, pierced and engraved foliate side frets, musical trophy mount and scroll feet, on an integral plinth 

48.5cm. 19in. high

By tradition: Henry de France, comte de Paris, sold in Paris, Palais Galliera, étude Ader Picard, 2 December 1968, lot 10 for 16.000 Francs

Anonymous sale, Christie's, Paris, 19 December 2007, lot 345