Lot 4017 ♣ - ibid134 Furniture - online only - Tuesday, 04. April 2023, 01.00 PM
BOULLE PENDULUM CLOCK ON PLINTH
Louis XV, Berne/ France, ca. 1750. bears a plaque 'Funck a Berne'.
Wooden core with tortoiseshell with red underlay and inlaid with tendrils in engraved brass. Opulent, fine bronze mounts designed as cornucopias with flower garlands, leaves, decorative friezes, and espagnolettes. The top decorated with a Goddess of Victory. Bronze dial in relief with enamel cartouches (1 restored). Movement with anchor escapement and quarter-hour strike on three bells. 1 key.
43 × 22 × 121 cm.
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- Door mounts missing.
- Brass engravings in part worn off.
- Losses to the marquetry.
- Movement and case are from different clocks.
- Movement slightly incomplete and requires repair.
Provenance:
- By inheritance, in the present private collection in Winterthur.
- Brass engravings in part worn off.
- Losses to the marquetry.
- Movement and case are from different clocks.
- Movement slightly incomplete and requires repair.
Provenance:
- By inheritance, in the present private collection in Winterthur.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)
Sold for CHF 3 875 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.