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A Louis XVI Gilt-bronze Mounted White Marble Mantel Clock 18th Century With Venus And Cupid
A gilt-bronze mounted white marble mantel clock
Louis XVI period, end of the 18th century
The dial signed "De Belle" inscribed in a bollard adorned with foliage, flowers, pearls and laurel tori, flanked by Cupid on a cloud begging Venus to return her bow, resting on a base decorated with arabesque foliage, palmettes and putti winged, terminated by six-foot balls.
Good general condition, movement sold without guarantee.
With its pendulum and its key.
H. 41 x L. 38 x D. 15 cm.
History
Jean-François De Belle, clockmaker received master in 1781.
Related works
A clock of the same model with a morello cherry marble, former Robert de Balkany collection, sold at Sotheby's Paris, September 28, 2016, lot 421 (hammered € 23,750).
Louis XVI period, end of the 18th century
The dial signed "De Belle" inscribed in a bollard adorned with foliage, flowers, pearls and laurel tori, flanked by Cupid on a cloud begging Venus to return her bow, resting on a base decorated with arabesque foliage, palmettes and putti winged, terminated by six-foot balls.
Good general condition, movement sold without guarantee.
With its pendulum and its key.
H. 41 x L. 38 x D. 15 cm.
History
Jean-François De Belle, clockmaker received master in 1781.
Related works
A clock of the same model with a morello cherry marble, former Robert de Balkany collection, sold at Sotheby's Paris, September 28, 2016, lot 421 (hammered € 23,750).
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