LOUIS XV-STYLE ELEPHANT CLOCK
Based on a model... Lot 73
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LOUIS XV-STYLE ELEPHANT CLOCK
Based on a model by Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain
In chased, patinated and gilded bronze, the dial signed "J. Gudin/AParis", the movement signed "J.Gudin a Paris", inscribed in a case surmounted by Cupid, supported by an elephant, resting on a rocaille terrace;round movement with two wheel bodies, barrels, anchor escapement, single balance wheel, silk thread suspension, count wheel on the outside, striking on the passage.
H.:40 cm (15 ¾ in.)
w.:31 cm (12 ¼ in.)
Provenance:
Former Djahanguir Riahi collection (1914-2014).
Comparative bibliography :
H. Ottomeyer, P. Prötschel et al, Vergoldete Bronzen, Vol I, p.124, fig. 2.8.5.
G. Wannenes, A. Wannenes, Les plus belles pendules françaises de Louis XIV à l'Empire, Firenze, 2013, p.103 and p.135.
A Louis XV style gilt and patinated bronze mantel clock, after the model by Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain
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