Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 9th January 2019
Lot 266
A Louis XVI Sevres biscuit porcelain mantel clock
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1400
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Description
A Louis XVI Sevres biscuit porcelain mantel clock, the eight day brass cased drum movement with an outside countwheel striking on a bell, with silk suspension, the enamel dial with Roman numerals within a leaf cast bezel, the white and lilac case with Venus seated on a tasselled cushion accompanied by Cupid, above an ormolu relief tablet decorated with flowers and cherubs, with impressed interlaced 'S' mark and 'W', 44.3cm high, 25cm wide.
Provenance:
Purchased from Gavin Douglas, Fine Clocks.
The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.