Louis XV bronze pendulum clock “Pendule au Sanglier”

Louis XV bronze pendulum clock “Pendule au Sanglier”

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Offered by Toebosch Antiques



 Louis XV bronze pendulum clock “Pendule au Sanglier”  Louis XV bronze pendulum clock “Pendule au Sanglier”  Louis XV bronze pendulum clock “Pendule au Sanglier”  Louis XV bronze pendulum clock “Pendule au Sanglier”  Louis XV bronze pendulum clock “Pendule au Sanglier”  Louis XV bronze pendulum clock “Pendule au Sanglier”  Louis XV bronze pendulum clock “Pendule au Sanglier”  Louis XV bronze pendulum clock “Pendule au Sanglier”

An extremely rare and important splendid Louis XV bronze pendulum clock “Pendule au Sanglier”, with half hour/hour self strike and musical movement with 9 tunes that activates on the hour and can also be activated manually
Case: ormulu and patinated bronze, ebonized wood. Naturalistic sculpture of a wild boar, patinated bronze; on its back it carries a drum-shaped clock with volutes, acanthus and oak leaf garlands and a vase on top. High wooden base housing the musical movement, ebonized, oval form on six toupie feet; front with oak leaf ormulu mountings; central sound holes with open work brass grilles and red silk lining on all sides. Dial: enamel, radial Roman hours, signed, pierced, engraved, gilt hands. Movm.: circular brass full plate movement, gilt, 1 hammer / 1 bell, 8 day-movement,
verge escapament, count wheel, silk suspended short pendulum. Musical movement: heavy rectangular brass movement with chain/fusee and governor, pinned brass barrel, 14 bells, 19 hammers.
 
The wild boar motif for a “Pendule au Sanglier” is extremely unusual and was hardly ever produced. We know of only about 10 similar examples from the Louis XV period. 
Reference
100-517
Sizes
67 x 28 x 15 cm

Offered by

Toebosch Antiques

Kenaupark 29
2011 MR Haarlem
The Netherlands

+31 (0)6 53 211 641
+31 (0)6 53 211 641
http://www.toeboschantiques.com/

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