M59 Louis XVI mantel clock Petite Sonnerie striking

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€ 4950 $ 5818 £ 4325 ¥ 901148 DKK 36985 CHF 4514 NOK 55702 CA$ 7973 HK$ 45464

VBC

Van Brug Collection

Very beautiful and completely original Louis XVI mantel clock on the backplate signed Le Roy Nantes, 1780. The 8 day movement is equipped with a Petite Sonnerie striking on three silver bells, something quite rare in French timepieces. The base is made of oak, veneered with ebony. All in all a very beautiful and rare whole. Literature: The horlogier Nantes Le Roy is mentioned in the Dictionaire Horlogiers des Français, Tardy, pages 404/405. Similar clocks are featured in the Encyclopedia La Française Pendulum, Pierre Kjelberg, page 189. Vergoldete Bronze Otto Meyer and Pröschel, page 192.

Origin and period

France

Name: M59 Louis XVI mantel clock Petite Sonnerie striking
Categories: Mantel clocks
Periods: 18th Century Antique 1780
Reference: VBCA100159

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