M59 Louis XVI mantel clock Petite Sonnerie striking

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Van Brug Collection
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Name
M59 Louis XVI mantel clock Petite Sonnerie striking
Reference
VBCA100159
Techniques
Veneered
Colors
Gold, White, Black
Categories
Decorative Arts Clocks Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze Silver
Styles
Louis XVI
Periods
18th Century Antique 1780
Origin and period
France
Description

Very beautiful and completely original Louis XVI mantel clock on the backplate signed Le Roy Nantes, 1780. The 8 day movement is equipped with a Petite Sonnerie striking on three silver bells, something quite rare in French timepieces. The base is made ​​of oak, veneered with ebony. All in all a very beautiful and rare whole. Literature: The horlogier Nantes Le Roy is mentioned in the Dictionaire Horlogiers des Français, Tardy, pages 404/405. Similar clocks are featured in the Encyclopedia La Française Pendulum, Pierre Kjelberg, page 189. Vergoldete Bronze Otto Meyer and Pröschel, page 192.

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