A French Louis Seize mantel clock

A French Louis Seize mantel clock

Price: € 8500

Offered by Limburg Antiquairs



A French Louis Seize mantel clock A French Louis Seize mantel clock A French Louis Seize mantel clock A French Louis Seize mantel clock A French Louis Seize mantel clock

The white enamel dial displays the hours in Roman numerals and the minutes in Arabic numerals; it is signed: Fol Fils A Paris.
 
The eight-day movement, with silk suspension, is also signed on the back plate: Fol Fils A Paris.
 
The clock, made of finely chased and gilded bronze, is stamped “Osmond” on the back of the base.
 
Robert Osmond (1711-1789) and his nephew Jean-Baptiste Osmond (born in 1742) were leading figures among Parisian bronze casters.
 
Original ormolu and old patina.
 
France, circa 1770
Period
Louis Seize, 1770
Reference
100-842
Sizes
36 x 16 x 16 cm

Offered by

Limburg Antiquairs

Denneweg 45
2514CD Den Haag
The Netherlands

+31 703455103
+31 653177819
http://www.limburgantiquairs.com/

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