Lot 9 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOT 9)
AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE 'JEWELED' LYRE-FORM MANTEL CLOCK
LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE MOVEMENT IMPRESSED S. MARTI, MEDAILLE D'ARGENT 1889 AND 2276
Closed20 April 2010
Price Realised
USD 6,875
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Specialist note
Porcelain lyre-form clocks were first produced at the Sèvres Manufactory in 1785. Made in turquoise, green, pink and bleu nouveau, the latter was the most popular ground color. Eighteenth century examples are in the collection of Queen Elizabeth II and the Louvre Museum (formerly at Versailles).