A Louis XVI gilt and patinated bronze and Carrara marble portico clock
by Jean-Louis Rouviere, maitre 1781
the drum case surmounted by an eagle clasping a serpent, flanked each side by two urns, one in marble and one in bronze, with a floral garland above, the case above a pair of column supports wrapped with scrolling foliage, flanked by a further pair flower filled urns, on a shaped plinth base, with a pierced pendulum modelled as a pair of carnations, the signed white enamelled dial with Roman numerals, the twin train movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel, striking on a bell, 36cm wide, 11cm deep, 51.5cm high (14" wide, 4" deep, 20" high)
the drum case surmounted by an eagle clasping a serpent, flanked each side by two urns, one in marble and one in bronze, with a floral garland above, the case above a pair of column supports wrapped with scrolling foliage, flanked by a further pair flower filled urns, on a shaped plinth base, with a pierced pendulum modelled as a pair of carnations, the signed white enamelled dial with Roman numerals, the twin train movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel, striking on a bell, 36cm wide, 11cm deep, 51.5cm high (14" wide, 4" deep, 20" high)
Sold for
£4,375
inc. premium
Footnotes
- See Christies London, 1 December 2005, lot 133 for another clock by Rouviere, sold for £14,400.
Category: Decorative Arts / European Sculpture and Works of Art
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