A Rare French Louis XV 8-day Lantern Clock, Lefebure A Fontainebleau circa 1740

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An 8-day weight driven pillar movement with verge escapement, count wheel half hour striking and alarm on a bell, ormolu dial and brass case, on a later bracket.
 
An 32.5-cm ornate ormolu dial with blue Roman cartouche numerals, centre signed "Lefebure Hologer du Roi" A Fontainebleau surmounted by a pierced ormolu cresting with a sunburst and cockerels, shaped blued hands, 8-day weight driven brass posted movement with verge escapement and silk suspended pendulum, count wheel half hour striking with strike/silent on a surmounted bell, alarm on the same bell, brass frame with well turned finials and feet, brass doors to the sides, placed on a later stained wood bracket.
Name
A Rare French Louis XV 8-day Lantern Clock, Lefebure A Fontainebleau circa 1740
Categories
Decorative Arts Clocks Wall Clocks
Origins
France
Periods
18th Century Antique
Reference
TOEA100649

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