A REGENCE ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONIZED REGULATEUR
CIRCA 1725, THE DIAL SIGNED JULIEN LE ROY DE LA SOCIETE DES ARTS A PARIS
80 in. (203 cm.) high, 16 ½ in. (42 cm.) wide, 11 in. (28 cm.) deep
A REGENCE ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONIZED REGULATEUR
CIRCA 1725, THE DIAL SIGNED JULIEN LE ROY DE LA SOCIETE DES ARTS A PARIS
80 in. (203 cm.) high, 16 ½ in. (42 cm.) wide, 11 in. (28 cm.) deep
Possibly from the collection of a member of the Hamilton family, originally of Abercorn, Scotland, Earls of Abercorn from 1606, Marquesses of Abercorn from 1790 and Dukes of Abercorn from 1868. The family seat is Baronscourt, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland (According to paper label).
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Please note the mechanism of this lot is engraved Le Roy A Paris.
Please note additional provenance: Offered anonymously, Sotheby’s, New York, 20 May 1995, lot 55 (unsold, purchased after the sale).
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