French Louis XVI Lyre Clock

French Louis XVI Lyre Clock

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$4,000 – $7,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Tom Harris Auctions[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$4,500[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]7:00 AM – May 05, 2007[/restrict]

French Louis XVI Lyre Clock with time and strike movement and a 4 1/2″ floral decorated convex porcelain dial with seconds and quarters numbered 3623. The mock gridiron pendulum simulates the strings of a lyre and a ring of paste brilliants encircle the dial and are part of the pendulum. The hands also form as a lyre. The clock is white marble and decorated with a gilt metal floral garlands and torches. Clock is running at this time.

(The initials on the movement are non legible.)

24″ T x 9 1/2″ W