A MATCHED LOUIS XV ORMOLU CLOCK AND BAROMETER
Lot 287 PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTOR

A MATCHED LOUIS XV ORMOLU CLOCK AND BAROMETER

CIRCA 1765, THE BAROMETER MOVEMENT LATER

Closed15 June 2016

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A MATCHED LOUIS XV ORMOLU CLOCK AND BAROMETER
CIRCA 1765, THE BAROMETER MOVEMENT LATER
The white enamel clock dial and movement signed 'NAVET A VERSAILLES', the companion barometer with divided enameled dial, each case surmounted by an urn-form finial hung with swags, the flanking pilasters cast with ram's heads, the sides hung with lion pelts, minor differences to casting, probably originally conceived as individual clocks
31.4 in. (80 cm.) high (each)