Fine gilt bronze eight day-going, hour and half-hour striking Louis XVI wall clock, Charles Le Roy a Paris, circa 1780.
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23 October 2024
Charles Le Roy a Paris, circa 1780. Fine gilt bronze eight day-going, hour and half-hour striking Louis XVI wall clock. C. Bronze shaped flanked by two heads of maidens with further acanthus and oak foliage decoration, an urn with a lid, wreath of laurel and pineapple finial at the top. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Gilt brass Louis XV hands. M. Brass square with rounded corners, turned pillars, going barrels both on the going and the striking trains, anchor escapement, short pendulum with silk suspension. Striking on a bell with count wheel on the back plate. Signed on the dial and back plate. Dim. 70 x 30 cm.
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Fine gilt bronze eight day-going, hour and half-hour striking Louis XVI wall clock, Charles Le Roy a Paris, circa 1780. Charles Le Roy a Paris, circa 1780. Fine gilt bronze eight day-going, hour and half-hour striking Louis XVI wall clock. C. Bronze shaped flanked by two heads of maidens with further acanthus and oak foliage decoration, an urn with a lid, wreath of laurel and pineapple finial at the top. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Gilt brass Louis XV hands. M. Brass square with rounded corners, turned pillars, going barrels both on the going and the striking trains, anchor escapement, short pendulum with silk suspension. Striking on a bell with count wheel on the back plate. Signed on the dial and back plate. Dim. 70 x 30 cm.
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