A French Louis Seize mantel clock

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Name
A French Louis Seize mantel clock
Measurements
Height: 36 cm, Width: 16 cm, Depth: 16 cm
Reference
LIMA100842
Techniques
Chased, Gilded
Colors
Gold, White, Black
Categories
Decorative Arts Clocks Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Periods
18th Century Antique Louis Seize, 1770
Origins
France
Description
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

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