Lot 160
An exceptionally rare Viennese eight day scarlet tortoiseshell and ormolu mounted table clock, circa 1770, triple fusee, with perpetual calendar, full calendar moon phase, Grande Sonnerie striking, with multiple dials and apertures, 66cm high
Estimate $60,000 - $100,000
Clock movement is in very good condition, all original.
Serviced & timed.
Case:
Figural finial and bun feet replaced later, not original.
Minor restorations to tortoiseshell case, and crazing to tortoiseshell overall consistent with age.
Minor wear to ormolu mounts.
Hairline cracks to several enamel dials.
Compression to one side of the rotating moon sphere, with overpainting visible. Wear to sphere overall.
Gilt mounts to case all orginial.
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Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8176
11:00am - 14 May 2017
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Melbourne (lots 1-249) & Sydney (lots 250-484)
10 May 9am-8pm
11-12 May 10am-5pm
13 May 10am-4pm
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au
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