Lot #85 - A French Empire ormolu-mounted mantel clock, late 18th / early 19th century
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Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers
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Sale Name:The Autumn Auction Series
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Sale Date:25 May 2020 ~ 10.30am - Session I: Lots 1 - 333
25 May 2020 ~ 3.00pm - Session II: Lots 334 - 464
25 May 2020 ~ 6.30pm - Session III: Lots 465 - 582 -
Lot #:85
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Lot Description:A French Empire ormolu-mounted mantel clock, late 18th / early 19th century
signed Th. Gay, Hger du Roi, a Turin, the eight day silk suspension movement striking on a bell, the three inch enamel dial with Arabic hours and quarters set into a variegated grey marble casket on lions paw feet and a stepped base surmounted by the figure of a sleeping child in front of a pillar supporting an oval tablet with letters cut out in copper: 'Qui que tu soit reconnois un raitre. Il est Le Fu Ou Il doit l'etre',
40cm high -
Provenance:W.F.Bradshaw, 1985; The Owston Collection, Bonhams, Sydney, 25-26 June 2010, Lot 1173
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Estimate:A$4,000 - 6,000
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Realised Price:$0.00
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Category:Clocks & Watches
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