A LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU AND BRONZE-MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCK ('PENDULE A L'ELEPHANT')
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A LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU AND BRONZE-MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCK ('PENDULE A L'ELEPHANT')

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, THE DIAL SIGNED PIERRE LEURTIER A PARIS

Closed10 May 2018

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A LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU AND BRONZE-MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCK ('PENDULE A L'ELEPHANT')
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, THE DIAL SIGNED PIERRE LEURTIER A PARIS
The drum case surmounted by a putto holding a bow-and-arrow flanked by foliate pendants, supported on an elephant standing on a naturalistic base, the white enamel dial signed Pre Leurtier/A PARIS, the movement stamped A.C. and 539, with a label inscribed D.R. 91.1003
16 in. (40.5 cm.) high, 12 ¼ in. (31.5 cm.) wide, 7 ½ in. (8.5 cm.) deep

Royal Decoration, Paris, acquired October 1951