Lot n° 184
Estimation :
1000 - 1500
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 2 470EUR
Rare clock - Lot 184
Rare clock
in chased ormolu and patinated bronze, representing two lovers, one sculpting a bust of the young King Louis XVI, the other drawing, the base decorated with acanthus leaves and oval friezes. The enameled dial with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes is signed "Caranda à Versailles", the movement with wire suspension.
The ebony veneered counter-socle is decorated with quartefeuiles and a bas-relief representing an allegory of the arts in the Clodion style.
Louis XVI period, circa 1780. Trace of decoration on the king's left breast, which has been erased.
H : 46 ; W : 42 ; D : 16 cm
Notes
François Caranda, awarded the title of Master on January 4, 1741, became "Horloger du roi par livraison" (King's watchmaker by delivery) and settled in rue de l'Orangerie in Versailles in 1778. He also worked for Madame Elisabeth.
The bust is loosely based on the bust created by Louis-Simon BOIZOT in 1777 and kept in the antechamber of the Petit Trianon.
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