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A FRENCH ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK IN LOUIS XV STYLE, 19TH CENTURY the brass drum movement with an outside countwheel and anchor escapement, the backplate stamped 'S Marti at Ci / Medaille de Bronze', striking the half hours on a bell, on a five and three quarter inch enamelled dial inscribed 'Gudin Paris', with Roman hour and Arabic minute numerals, the Rococo case surmounted by a cherub and peacock amongst clouds above flowering foliage, reticulated panels with blue silk backing, bagpipes and a scrolling base, with keys and pendulum 51cm high, 31cm wide, 21cm deep Provenance Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Ante-Chamber to the Central Hall / Salon, Halton House, Buckinghamshire Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942) Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbury House
wiltshire, United Kingdom
