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A Louis XVI-style gilt-bronze and Sèvres-style porcelain mantel clock, French, circa 1880

Auction Closed

September 8, 06:42 PM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A Louis XVI-style gilt-bronze and Sèvres-style porcelain mantel clock, French, circa 1880


4¼-inch porcelain dial painted with winged putti, surmounted by classical figures with inset Sèvres-style porcelain panels, the bell striking movement signed Lerolle, Paris, the case surmounted by seated Classical female figures, the base inset with porcelain plaques painted with putti

45 by 64cm., 17½ by 25¼in.

Acquired by Freddie for his apartment on Rue de Bon-Port, Montreux, circa 1990.