Lot #46 - Very fine late 19thC French pendule de cheminee in the Louis XVI revival style
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Auction House:Bargain Hunt Auctions
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Sale Name:Coogee Mansion Contents Auction
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Sale Date:05 Oct 2015 ~ 12noon
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Lot #:46
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Lot Description:Very fine late 19thC French pendule de cheminee in the Louis XVI revival style
signed to the dial Houdebin. Fitted with an 8 day pendulum movement with internal brocot escapement, striking hours & half hours on a single rear mounted bell. Case of finest quality white onyx, trimmed with lavish gilt bronze mounts with burnished recessed plaques to the grills & surmounted by a lidded urn. Dial of matching onyx with applied gilt Roman numerals & with gilt hands.
52cm H x 32.5cm W -
Notes:Houdebin was the castor of bronze. An excellent example of the late Napoleon III taste for quality and opulence. An exceptional clock, recently serviced, in complete working order, comes with key and pendulum.
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Estimate:A$0 - 0
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Realised Price:
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Category:Unclassified
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