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

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Name: A Rare French Louis XV 8-day Lantern Clock, Lefebure A Fontainebleau circa 1740
Reference: TOEA100649
Techniques: Shaped, Turned
Colors: Blue, Gold, Beige, Brown, White

Categories: Decorative Arts Clocks Wall Clocks
Materials: Brass Wood
Periods: 18th Century Antique
Origins: France

Description

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.