A Louis XVI period gilt bronze and white marble portico clock
by Jean-Louis Rouviere, maitre 1781
the drum case surmounted by an urn of flowers and with a musical trophy mount below, the supports with two pairs of paw feet and mounted with floral garlands above wreaths of flowers, on a stepped plinth base and toupie feet, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals and signed Rouviere A Paris, the twin barrel movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel striking on a bell, with sunburst pendulum, 52cm high
the drum case surmounted by an urn of flowers and with a musical trophy mount below, the supports with two pairs of paw feet and mounted with floral garlands above wreaths of flowers, on a stepped plinth base and toupie feet, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals and signed Rouviere A Paris, the twin barrel movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel striking on a bell, with sunburst pendulum, 52cm high
Sold for
£3,840
inc. premium
Footnotes
- See Christies London, 1 December 2005, lot 133 for another clock by Rouviere, sold for £14,400.
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