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

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.

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