LOUIS XVI PERIOD CLOCK In chased and gilded bronze, the white enamelled dial signed "LE NEPVEU A PARIS" inscribed in a case flanked by a woman draped in the antique style holding a medallion illustrating the bust of Louis XV in profile and a putto among clouds resting on an ebony veneered base finished with claw feet;formerly fitted with a music mechanism now missing H.:52 cm (20 1/2 in.) W.:38 cm (15 in.) P.:17 cm (6 3/4 in.) Nicolas-Antoine Le Nepveu, master watchmaker in 1773 Provenance: Edmond Borthon Collection (1825-1890). Bibliography : Catalog des Tableaux & Objets d'Art de la Collection E. Borthon, Dijon, Imprimerie Darantiere, MDCCCXC, no. 124 (reproduced). A Louis XVI ormolu and ebony mantel clock, the dial signed by Nicolas-Antoine Le Nepveu * Information for buyers : When leaving the EU, a CITES re-export certificate may be required, at the expense of the future buyer. * Information to buyers: For an exit from the EU, a CITES re-export certificate will be necessary, at the buyer's expense.