Fine Furniture & Collections - 7th October 2026
Lot 184
A FINE FRENCH DIRECTOIRE MARBLE AND ORMOLU BRONZE TEMPLE OR PORTICO MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000
Inc. Buyers Premium
Description
A FINE FRENCH DIRECTOIRE MARBLE AND ORMOLU BRONZE TEMPLE OR PORTICO MANTEL CLOCK
BY LE SIEUR A PARIS, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the brass drum eight day movement with an outside countwheel striking on a bell, the circular white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals and pierced hands, signed 'Le Sieur a Paris', the case decorated with palmettes and with a basket of flowers surmount and figural pendulum
53.8cm high, 36cm wide, 10cm deep
Provenance
From the collection of Mr Van Nieuwenhuise, 1928-2022, South Africa.