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A Louis XVI gilt-bronze cartel clock, by Ferdinand Berthoud, Paris, circa 1780

Lot Closed

May 31, 01:22 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

A Louis XVI gilt-bronze cartel clock, by Ferdinand Berthoud, Paris, circa 1780


The enamel dial signed Ferdinand Berthoud, central enamel alarm disc and finely pierced and engraved gilt hands, the movement with anchor escapement, quarter repeating with two hammers on a single bell, the cadrature mounted on the backplate, the alarm acting on the strike bell, signed on the backplate Ferdinand Berthoud A Paris, the case with urn surmount, trellis side frets and a foliate mask 


Height 12¼ in; Haut. 31cm

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Cartel en bronze doré d'époque Louis XVI, par Ferdinand Berthoud, Paris, vers 1780


Le cadran émaillé aux chiffres romains et arabes signé "Ferdinand Berthoud" et le mouvement signé "Ferdinand Berthoud à Paris", à décor d'un vase flammé, de volutes et d'un mascaron