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Lot 653
A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
ANTOINE FRIZON, PARIS, FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Closed23 March 2017
Price Realised
GBP 6,000
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A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
ANTOINE FRIZON, PARIS, FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The domed case with flambeau urn finials, the dial with white enamel chapters, signed on enamel plaque below 'FRIZON A PARIS', the movement with later anchor escapement, countwheel strike to bell, the backplate signed 'Frizon A Paris'; together with an associated bracket
The clock 24 ½ in. (62.2 cm.) high; 13 ¼ in. (33.5 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep; the bracket 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high; 12 ½ in. (31.8 cm.) wide; 6 ½ in. (16 cm.) deep; 35 in. (89 cm.) high overall
ANTOINE FRIZON, PARIS, FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The domed case with flambeau urn finials, the dial with white enamel chapters, signed on enamel plaque below 'FRIZON A PARIS', the movement with later anchor escapement, countwheel strike to bell, the backplate signed 'Frizon A Paris'; together with an associated bracket
The clock 24 ½ in. (62.2 cm.) high; 13 ¼ in. (33.5 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep; the bracket 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high; 12 ½ in. (31.8 cm.) wide; 6 ½ in. (16 cm.) deep; 35 in. (89 cm.) high overall
A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID TORTOISESHELL 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
ANTOINE FRIZON, PARIS, FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The domed case with flambeau urn finials, the dial with white enamel chapters, signed on enamel plaque below 'FRIZON A PARIS', the movement with later anchor escapement, countwheel strike to bell, the backplate signed 'Frizon A Paris'; together with an associated bracket
The clock 24 ½ in. (62.2 cm.) high; 13 ¼ in. (33.5 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep; the bracket 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high; 12 ½ in. (31.8 cm.) wide; 6 ½ in. (16 cm.) deep; 35 in. (89 cm.) high overall
ANTOINE FRIZON, PARIS, FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The domed case with flambeau urn finials, the dial with white enamel chapters, signed on enamel plaque below 'FRIZON A PARIS', the movement with later anchor escapement, countwheel strike to bell, the backplate signed 'Frizon A Paris'; together with an associated bracket
The clock 24 ½ in. (62.2 cm.) high; 13 ¼ in. (33.5 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep; the bracket 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high; 12 ½ in. (31.8 cm.) wide; 6 ½ in. (16 cm.) deep; 35 in. (89 cm.) high overall
The collection of Dick Turpin; sold Christie's, London, 9 March 2006, lot 136.
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