Lot 4103 ♣ - ibid110 Furniture - online only - Wednesday, 01. April 2020, 02.00 PM
MANTEL CLOCK WITH BOULLE MARQUETRY
Louis XIV, Paris ca. 1700. The movement signed PEQUET À PARIS. Later "mariage".
Rectangular case with marquetry in brown tortoiseshell and brass, designed as tendrils, leaves, vases, a dancing couple, etc. Bronze mounts designed as espagnolettes, scrolled leaves, flowers, and garlands. The top, decorated with 2 putto figures. Relief-decorated bronze dial with white enamel cartouches. Movement modified to anchor escapement, striking the 1/2-hour on bell.
40 x 16 x 78 cm.
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- Movement, case and dial, composed later
- Losses in the marquetry
- Losses in the marquetry
CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 1 030 / 1 550)
Sold for CHF 1 750 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.