A Louis XV ormolu cartel clock by Herbault of Paris

A Louis XV ormolu cartel clock by Herbault of Paris, the circular brass movement with four turned pillars and a tic-tac escapement striking the hours and on quarters with two hammers on a bell, with a pull-repeat, the backplate signed and numbered 'Herbault Paris no. 159', the circular white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals and with pierced foliate hands, with rise and fall, signed 'HERBAULT PARIS', the asymmetrical Rococo case stamped with 'C crowned' and surmounted by a Hurdy-Gurdy player, with leaf scrolls, branches and flowers, with a glazed aperture to reveal the pendulum, 46cm high.

Provenance:

Bonhams, Fine Clocks, 13th December 2005, lot 51.

The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.