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1785 - Courtly Louis XV floor clock in walnut and amaranth, veneered. Above a straight, gracefully curved base, a baluster-shaped body with an oval pendulum window, surrounded by elongated leaf volutes. Matching clock head, glazed on the display side. White enamel dial with ink-blue Roman numerals and black Arabic numerals, marked “Perache à Paris.” Movement with anchor escapement and half-hour chime on a bell. Plate marked “Perache Paris.” Wide, fully covering, mirror-image veneer panels. H. 217 cm.
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Courtly Louis XV floor clock in walnut and amaranth, veneered. Above a straight, gracefully curved base, a baluster-shaped body with an oval pendulum window, surrounded by elongated leaf volutes. Matching clock head, glazed on the display side. White enamel dial with ink-blue Roman numerals and black Arabic numerals, marked “Perache à Paris.” Movement with anchor escapement and half-hour chime on a bell. Plate marked “Perache Paris.” Wide, fully covering, mirror-image veneer panels. H. 217 cm. See Tardy, p. 508. Provenance: from the Kai Wünsche Collection, Die Weisse Villa, Hamburg. Purchased in 1994 from Wolfgang Kadel Antiques & Interieur, Kampen/Sylt, for 85,000 DM. A French walnut and amaranth veneered Louis XV longcase clock. France. Paris. Circa 1750.
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International Fine Art Auction No. 198 - PART IIAuction house
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