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226 - Chiseled and gilded bronze clock with a rocaille foliage motif surrounding a balustrade, adorned with polychrome porcelain flowers. Movement signed Perache in Paris. Enameled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals; hour hands shaped like fleurs-de-lis.
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Chiseled and gilded bronze clock with a rocaille foliage motif surrounding a balustrade, adorned with polychrome porcelain flowers. Movement signed Perache in Paris. Enameled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals; hour hands shaped like fleurs-de-lis. Louis XV period, circa 1750. (Small cracks on the dial; suspension modified). Height: 31 cm - Width: 23 cm - Depth: 14.5 cm Jean Pierre Pérache, admitted as a master in 1733, was first based at the Palais Royal and later moved to Rue Froidmanteau toward the end of his career. Provenance: Auction, Countess Ruth Constantino collection, Sotheby’s New York, February 2, 2019, lot 770. Ruth Teschner (1892–1981), wife of the Italian banker and diplomat Arturo Constantino, founded the famous gallery “The Connoisseur Inc.” in 1935, which was a must-visit for the greatest collectors (Lehman, Ford, and Niarchos) Expert: IEP CONSEIL
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