CLOCK "AUX TROIS GRÂCES" OF LOUIS XVI STYLE After Etienne Maurice Falconnet (1716-1791) In sculpted white marble, the revolving dial inscribed in a vase flanked by female figures representing the Three Graces, resting on a turquoise marble base; restorations H. 74 cm (29 ¼ in.) l. 38.5 cm (15 ¼ in.) P. 27 cm (10 ½ in.) Provenance: Artcurial Paris sale, June 13, 2010, lot 154 ; Acquired during the latter by the current owner. A Louis XVI style white marble mantel clock, after Etienne Maurice Falconnet (1716-1791) This clock is based on the group of the Three Graces by Etienne Maurice Falconet (1716-1791), by Lepaute and Vion, and delivered to the Countess du Barry in 1769. The Louvre Museum keeps a copy of this clock, from the Louis XVI period, dated around 1770, in white marble. It comes from the former collection of Baron Leopold Double. It was the highlight of his sale in 1881, when Isaac de Camondo (1851-1911) acquired it. The latter, brother of Moses de Camondo, never married and left without a legitimate heir, bequeathed it to the Louvre Museum on his death. Very popular in the 19th century, several versions of this clock were created, sometimes in white marble and gilt bronze (Christie's London, October 28, 1999, lot 17) and sometimes in cookie (sale in Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Million et associés, June 18, 2008). A similar clock, dated around 1870, was sold by Sotheby's London on October 6, 2000, lot 56 (£9,600).