c.1770 French Ormolu and Ebony Mantle clock.
Period French
Inv. #: p144
Maker: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Imbert L'Aine – ClockmakerElie Barbezat – EnamellerLeonard Mary – Bronzer</span>
Circa: 1770
Size: 16" high
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Case
Superb quality early Louis XVI ormolu case titled 'Autel a Venus'. It depicts Venus's altar, strewn with her symbols, flanked on one side by the goddess and the other by cupid supported by scrolling cloud-work. The whole is supported by an ebony veneered ormolu mounted base.
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