A LOUIS XV-STYLE GILT AND PATINATED-BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK GARNITURE
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A LOUIS XV-STYLE GILT AND PATINATED-BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK GARNITURE

19TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF THE MARTIN BROTHERS

Closed27 May 2022

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GBP 6,048

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A LOUIS XV-STYLE GILT AND PATINATED-BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK GARNITURE
19TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF THE MARTIN BROTHERS
The naturalistic case mounted with a seated 'Chinoiserie' figure with parasol above the drum and two further figures to the spreading base, the later associated white enamel dial signed 'J. B. BAILLON / A PARIS', the twin barrel movement with silk suspension and countwheel, mounted to the backplate, strike to bell, signed 'C.les Balthazar / A Paris'; together with a pair of conforming three-light candelabra
Clock - 22 in. (55.8 cm.) high; 14 1⁄2 in. (36.8 cm.) wide; 9 in. (22.9 cm.) deep; the candelabra - 22 in. (55.8 cm.) high

Mary Elliott-Blake (e Levy) (1904-1996), formerly Lady Swaythling, and thence by descent.