Sold for $1,000

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Lot Description

A Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock

Dial Signed Bouquet à Paris, 19th Century

cast as a putto personifying Geometry, the movement stamped Bouquet/ 8 Rue de Provence/ Paris/ 27.
Height 11 3/4 x width 12 5/8 inches.

Property from the Estate of Norma and David McIntyre, Los Angeles, California

Provenance:
Asprey & Garrard, London

Condition Report

In good and stable condition overall. Some rubbing, light surface marks and scratches to the gilt portions. The mount on the left side of the base is detached. The book on the right side is slightly loos in its setting, but intact. Some roughness and minute chips along the edges of the marble base, consistent with age and handling. With a few hairline cracks in the clock face, through the 5 and 25. With pendulum and winding key. The movement has not been tested. See attached images for further reference.

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