Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 09 Jan 2019
A Louis XVI Sevres biscuit porcelain mantel clock
A Louis XVI Sevres biscuit porcelain mantel clock, the eight day brass cased drum movement with an outside countwheel striking on a bell, with silk suspension, the enamel dial with Roman numerals within a leaf cast bezel, the white and lilac case with Venus seated on a tasselled cushion accompanied by Cupid, above an ormolu relief tablet decorated with flowers and cherubs, with impressed interlaced 'S' mark and 'W', 44.3cm high, 25cm wide.
Provenance:
Purchased from Gavin Douglas, Fine Clocks.
The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.