A Louis XVI Déesse De La Famille De La Maison Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$50 – $100[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Gold Coast Auctioneers[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$2,750[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Aug 14, 2022[/restrict]
A Louis XVI Déesse De La Famille De La Maison White Carrera Marble Annular Dial Dore Bronze Clock Festeau à Paris Circa 1785 The Visible Clock Movement And Hour And Minute Rings With Enamel Cartouches Are Supported Between Four Tapered Ormolu Posts With Draped Beading In Between On A Circular Support Consisting Of Four Marble Pillars With Ormolu Bases And Capitals Standing Between An Ormolu Galleried Platform And Base Centrally Positioned Between The Marble Pillars Stands An Ormolu Figure Of Hestia Goddess Of House Family And Supported On A Marble And Ormolu Base The Medusa Head Pendulum Swings Behind Hestia Goddess The Eight Day Movement (Access For Winding Made By Removing The Marble Top With A Flambeau Finial) Has Countwheel Striking On A Bell Which Is Mounted Below And An Anchor Escapement With The Escape Wheel Rotating In A Plane At 90 Degrees To The Usual Type Of French Movement Height: 16.75" (42.5 cm) Diameter: 7.25" (18.4 cm) Good Pre-Owned Condition No Damage Please Refer to Photos Out of New York City Estate