M59 Louis XVI mantel clock Petite Sonnerie striking

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€ 4950 $ 5745 £ 4315 ¥ 905751 DKK 36978 CHF 4508 NOK 55680 CA$ 7862 HK$ 44823

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Van Brug Collection

Very beautiful and completely original Louis XVI mantel clock on the backplate signed Le Roy Nantes, 1780. The 8 day movement is equipped with a Petite Sonnerie striking on three silver bells, something quite rare in French timepieces. The base is made of oak, veneered with ebony. All in all a very beautiful and rare whole. Literature: The horlogier Nantes Le Roy is mentioned in the Dictionaire Horlogiers des Français, Tardy, pages 404/405. Similar clocks are featured in the Encyclopedia La Française Pendulum, Pierre Kjelberg, page 189. Vergoldete Bronze Otto Meyer and Pröschel, page 192.

Origin and period

France

Name: M59 Louis XVI mantel clock Petite Sonnerie striking
Categories: Mantel clocks
Periods: 18th Century Antique 1780
Reference: VBCA100159

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