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Lot 823 Dα

A Parisian ormolu pendulum clock with an allegory of love

Auction 1184 - overview Cologne
19.11.2021, 11:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
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A Parisian ormolu pendulum clock with an allegory of love

Ormolu clock with a white enamel dial and finely pierced gilt hands. 14-day movement with thread suspension and half-hourly striking on a bell. The dial signed "Lepaute Hger. DU ROI". The feet and attributes on the cloud and under the dove lost, a restoration to the domed glazing (possibly with resin). H 36.5, base W 28, D 17.3 cm.
Lepaute (presumably Jean-André l'ainé, master since 1727), in late Louis XV-Stil, third quarter 18th C.

Literature

Tardy, Dictionnaire des horlogers français, Paris 3/1972, p. 378 f. Lists numerous pendulum clocks by this maker, including "Enfant tenant les attributs de musique", a similar motif. Lepaute made table and mantle clocks inspired by the tastes of Madame de Pompadour that already anticipated the Louis XVI style.