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A Louis XVI ormolu and marble month going lyre clock
8 July 2015, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£10,000 - £15,000
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A Louis XVI ormolu and marble month going lyre clock
Surmounted by a sunburst Apollo mask and fruit festoons, the beaded and acanthus moulded uprights supported on a white marble socle base with applied beaded borders, raised on turned feet,
the 6.5 inch Roman and Arabic enamel dial with concentric calendar and skeletonised centre, the glass cover fitted with winding holes, the month going drum movement with pinwheel escapement, swinging ormolu sunburst bezel striking the hours and half hour on a bell. 63cm (24.75in)
the 6.5 inch Roman and Arabic enamel dial with concentric calendar and skeletonised centre, the glass cover fitted with winding holes, the month going drum movement with pinwheel escapement, swinging ormolu sunburst bezel striking the hours and half hour on a bell. 63cm (24.75in)
Footnotes
The lyre clock was developed during the reign of Louis XVI and saw great popularity, falling out of favour at the end of the 18th century, then seeing a revival in the early 20th century . The basic form and materials used were common to most models, but there was a greater variety in the detail around the terminals of the volutes, the masks and applied decoration.
Lyre clocks are discussed in detail in Kjellberg's 'La Pendule Francaise' page 224-230.