Lot #429 - An impressive and rare 18thC Louis XVI ormolu, patinated bronze and rouge marble striking clock
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Auction House:Cordy's
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Sale Name:November 2015 Antique and Art Auction
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Sale Date:03 Nov 2015 ~ 10am (NZ time) (Lots 1 - 271)
03 Nov 2015 ~ 5pm (NZ time) (Lots 280 - 662) -
Lot #:429
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Lot Description:An impressive and rare 18thC Louis XVI ormolu, patinated bronze and rouge marble striking clock
‘Pendule A L’Étude et la Philosophie’, sculpted by Joseph Mignonet, Paris, after the model by Francois Remond, c.1785, the pediment as an eagle with wing spread, the white enamel dial with black enamel Roman numerals raised on a marble plinth base with ornate ormolu mounts and twin bronze classical scholarly figures, the dial signed ‘Mignolet à Paris’, the movement striking on twin bells. 660 x 150 x 530. -
Estimate:NZ$22,000 - 22,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Clocks & Watches
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