A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CORNE VERTE STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
FILON, PARIS, CIRCA 1752, THE CASE BY ANTOINE FOULLET
The waisted case with putto finial and peacock to the glazed front door, the dial with cartouche-shaped enamel chapters, signed to the centre 'FILON / A PARIS', the twin train movement with countwheel strike to bell above the case, the backplate signed 'Filon a Paris'; together with a conforming bracket; both bracket and clock case stamped 'ANT. FOVLLET JME', the rear of case with an applied paper label ' AU LION D'ARGENT / Rue St. Denis pres de l'apport / de Paris / Filon Mte. Horloger... / et vend toutes sorts d'ouvrages / d'horlogeries / a Paris 1752'
42 in. (106.6 cm.) high, overall; 15 ½ in. (39.4 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) deep
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CORNE VERTE STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
FILON, PARIS, CIRCA 1752, THE CASE BY ANTOINE FOULLET
The waisted case with putto finial and peacock to the glazed front door, the dial with cartouche-shaped enamel chapters, signed to the centre 'FILON / A PARIS', the twin train movement with countwheel strike to bell above the case, the backplate signed 'Filon a Paris'; together with a conforming bracket; both bracket and clock case stamped 'ANT. FOVLLET JME', the rear of case with an applied paper label ' AU LION D'ARGENT / Rue St. Denis pres de l'apport / de Paris / Filon Mte. Horloger... / et vend toutes sorts d'ouvrages / d'horlogeries / a Paris 1752'
42 in. (106.6 cm.) high, overall; 15 ½ in. (39.4 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) deep