James Stratton
Director
Lot 35
A late 18th century French Louis XVI ormolu striking mantel clock L. Musson à Paris
2 December 2025, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£2,500 - £3,500
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Lewis Walduck
Cataloguer
A late 18th century French Louis XVI ormolu striking mantel clock
L. Musson à Paris
The case surmounted by a pair of doves above military trophies, with a pair of seated cherubs bearing arms upon a decorated base with laurel wreath mounts, all further raised on a later wooden base with applied ormolu mounts. The 4.5-inch white enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five-minute markers, signed in the centre L. Mufson à Paris, with gilt brass hands. The twin-train movement powered by going barrels, striking the hours on a large polished bell mounted to the back plate via a star count wheel, with a silk suspension pendulum, currently ticking and striking. 38cms (15ins) high.
The case surmounted by a pair of doves above military trophies, with a pair of seated cherubs bearing arms upon a decorated base with laurel wreath mounts, all further raised on a later wooden base with applied ormolu mounts. The 4.5-inch white enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five-minute markers, signed in the centre L. Mufson à Paris, with gilt brass hands. The twin-train movement powered by going barrels, striking the hours on a large polished bell mounted to the back plate via a star count wheel, with a silk suspension pendulum, currently ticking and striking. 38cms (15ins) high.