A LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
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A LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK

FERDINAND BERTHOUD, PARIS, LATE 18TH CENTURY

Closed1 April 2014

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GBP 6,500

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A LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
FERDINAND BERTHOUD, PARIS, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The drum case flanked by a classical figure reading, on later ebonised base, the white enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic five minute marks, pierced gilt-brass hands, signed FERDINAND / BERTHOUD, the twin barrel movement with recoil anchor escapement, silk suspension and count wheel strike to bell, back plate signed Ferdinand Berthoud Paris, with pendulum
13.1/2 in. (34.3 cm.) high; 14 in. (35.5 cm.) wide; 5.3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) deep