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Louis XIV Style Ormolu and Marble Clock Set
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French, clock mounted on glass and marble base with ormolu embellishments in the form of foliage and cherubs, key and pendulum separate, 19-1/2 in.
French Hartingue Louis XVI-style Mantel Clock
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A 19th Century French Louis XVI style mantel clock in gilt bronze and white marble, with a cherub figural-mounted finial over a porcelain dial signed Hartingue, Paris. 9-3/4in tall x 6in wide x 3-3/4in deep.
Louis XVI Gilt Bronze & Marble Mantel Clock
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Late 18th century Louis XVI gilt bronze and marble mantel clock, having a bust of King Louis XVI of France sits atop a draped table, the painted dial with two wind holes, dial signed "Robin a Paris" for Robert Robin (1742-1799). [21 1/2" H x 12 3/4" W x 7" D]. Chips and losses to dial; wear and chips to marble; abrasions, residue and wear to bronze.
A Louis XVI style marble clock garniture
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A Louis XVI style gilt metal and marble three piece clock garniture
early 20th century
Comprising a clock with twin train movement with outside countwheel striking, bell lacking, and a pair of covered urns.
the clock height 18in (46cm); width 9 1/2in (24cm); depth 5in (13cm)
A Louis XVI style bronze & marble mantel clock
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A large Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble mantel clock
circa 1900
The twin train movement with Vincenti & Cie pastille and impressed A.1 / MADE IN FRANCE / 5090 / 72, striking on a bell.
height 21 3/4in (55cm); width 15in (38cm); depth 8 1/2in (21.5cm)
A Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze,White Marble Mantel Clock
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A Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze, blued steel and white marble lyre-shaped mantel clock, France, early 20th century, 24×12.75 inches
Le Faucheur, Ormolu Bronze Louis XV-Clock, Paris,
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Ormolu bronze, brass, enamel, glass
France, Paris, mid-18th century
Alexandre Le Faucheur  clockmaker to the king, active from c. 1720-40s
Plate inscribed ÂLe Faucheur ParisÂ
Circular brass movement, spring driven, verge escapement
String suspension, brass pendulum with sun-shaped bob
White enamel dial, Roman hour-markers, outer Arabic minutes, gold-colored, pireced hands, bezel with vaulted glazing
Pompous open worked rococo-case, with lush vegetal dcor
On the reverse glazed case door
With clock winding crank
Dimensions: c. 46 x 27 x 13.3 cm
Fully functional; very good condition
Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 4,000 Euro
Cf. Alexandre Le Faucheur, Ormolu-Bronze Mantel Clock, 1771-1774, Polesden Lacey, Surrey, England, NT 1246204
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The splendid mantel clock is in a very good condition, consistent with age. The dial has been renewed. The bronze cast displays several production-related cracks. Some applications are slightly loose. During in house testing, the timepiece was fully functional; no guarantee on long term precision and regularity. The dimensions of the case measure c. 46 x 27 x 13.3 cm.
Alexandre Le Faucheur (died after 1772)
The clockmaker was born in Evreux, in the Haute-Normandie region, and received his matre in October 1729. Such was his talent that in March 1745 he was appointed Valet de Chambre-Horloger Ordinaire du Roi to Louis XV. In addition to this honorable task of suppling the royal court with clocks, he was also allowed to run his own shop. In 1749 his career enjoyed further promotion, when replaced Jean V Martinot as Gouverneur du Grand Horologe du Roi du Palais. Due to his great watchmaking skills, Le Faucheur also took on numerous commissions from the aristocracy besides producing clocks for the royalty. His clocks are now represented in many public collections, including Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, Patrimonio Nacional, Spain, or the Muse National des Techniques, Paris.