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Lot 68
A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
CHARLES GOSSELIN, LILLEBONNE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Closed23 March 2017
Price Realised
GBP 8,125
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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
CHARLES GOSSELIN, LILLEBONNE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The case surmounted by a figure of Minerva, the door with an allegorical figure representing Justice and a dog for Loyalty, the dial with signature plaque below 'CHARLES GOSSELIN A LILLEBONNE', the twin barrel movement with later Brocot escapement and countwheel strike to bell; together with an associated bracket
The clock 44 ½ in. (112.3 cm.) high; 19 in. (48.2 cm.) wide; 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) deep; the bracket 17 in. (43.2 cm.) high; 22 in. (56 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep
CHARLES GOSSELIN, LILLEBONNE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The case surmounted by a figure of Minerva, the door with an allegorical figure representing Justice and a dog for Loyalty, the dial with signature plaque below 'CHARLES GOSSELIN A LILLEBONNE', the twin barrel movement with later Brocot escapement and countwheel strike to bell; together with an associated bracket
The clock 44 ½ in. (112.3 cm.) high; 19 in. (48.2 cm.) wide; 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) deep; the bracket 17 in. (43.2 cm.) high; 22 in. (56 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep
A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
CHARLES GOSSELIN, LILLEBONNE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The case surmounted by a figure of Minerva, the door with an allegorical figure representing Justice and a dog for Loyalty, the dial with signature plaque below 'CHARLES GOSSELIN A LILLEBONNE', the twin barrel movement with later Brocot escapement and countwheel strike to bell; together with an associated bracket
The clock 44 ½ in. (112.3 cm.) high; 19 in. (48.2 cm.) wide; 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) deep; the bracket 17 in. (43.2 cm.) high; 22 in. (56 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep
CHARLES GOSSELIN, LILLEBONNE, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The case surmounted by a figure of Minerva, the door with an allegorical figure representing Justice and a dog for Loyalty, the dial with signature plaque below 'CHARLES GOSSELIN A LILLEBONNE', the twin barrel movement with later Brocot escapement and countwheel strike to bell; together with an associated bracket
The clock 44 ½ in. (112.3 cm.) high; 19 in. (48.2 cm.) wide; 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) deep; the bracket 17 in. (43.2 cm.) high; 22 in. (56 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 17 November 2010, lot 302.
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