A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
CIRCA 1780
The circular enamelled dial with Roman chapter ring and Arabic minutes flanked by a pair of acanthus scrolls and surmounted with the figure of Venus seated on a cloud holding a floral spray over the figure of Cupid reclining on a tasseled pillow, on a bowed rectangular base mounted with egg-and-dart and berried foliate moulding with bulbous feet, the dial signed 'Gille L'aine / A PARIS', the twin barrel movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell; the dial and the movement associated
15 in. (38 cm.) high; 13 ½ in. (34 cm.) wide; 6 ½ in. (17 cm.) deep
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
CIRCA 1780
The circular enamelled dial with Roman chapter ring and Arabic minutes flanked by a pair of acanthus scrolls and surmounted with the figure of Venus seated on a cloud holding a floral spray over the figure of Cupid reclining on a tasseled pillow, on a bowed rectangular base mounted with egg-and-dart and berried foliate moulding with bulbous feet, the dial signed 'Gille L'aine / A PARIS', the twin barrel movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell; the dial and the movement associated
15 in. (38 cm.) high; 13 ½ in. (34 cm.) wide; 6 ½ in. (17 cm.) deep
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