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Lot 362

A LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK, THE DIAL SIGNED FERDINAND BERTHOUD
The silk suspension movement chiming on a bell, the enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, pierced gilt hands, the case surmounted by a cock, standing on a sculpted head with a chisel and mallet, symbolic of sculpture, with a bronze putto seated on books regarding a sheet of paper, the base with foliate bosses and panels of entrelac centred with acanthus, on toupie feet, and velvet covered plinth.
Height 29cm; Width 29cm; Depth 12cm (excluding plinth)

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000

Sold for $2,800

In very good condition with minor wear to the darkly patinated surface of the figure, dial and case in excellent order, has not been tested for time.


The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice.
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.

The Collection of the Late John Schaeffer AO

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8381
1:00pm - 25 August 2020
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra

VIEWING
Viewing in Sydney:
Thursday 20 - Monday 24 August, 10am - 4pm

Auction:
Session 1: 1:00pm (Lots 1-254)
Session 2: 6:00pm (Lots 300-517)

CONTACT
Hamish Clark
hamish.clark@leonardjoel.com.au


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