French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Cercles Tourants’ Striking Mantel Clock

French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Cercles Tourants' Striking Mantel Clock, circa 1880

Marble urn case, gilt bronze mounted and signed Thiebaut Freres, Fumiere & Gavignot Srs.Porcelain chapter rings crossing a serpents tongue pointer. The two-train striking movement is marked for Japy & Cie with a platform cylinder escapement, mono-metallic balance and count-wheel strike on a bell.

Ht. 17 1/2 in.

Provenance: Jim Cipra, Horological Consultant, Long Beach, California.
The collection of Dr. William Thomas, Naples, Florida.

French Louis-XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Mantel Clock

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$400 – $600[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine’s Auction Gallery[/restrict]

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$350[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]Oct 22, 2022[/restrict]

French Louis-XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Mantel Clock
mid-19th century
surmounted by doves and a torch above corbels, 8-day French ebauche time and strike movement, movement marked "Medaille D'argent, 1855"
9 x 7 1/2 x 4 inches

French Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Mantel Clock

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$800 – $1,200[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine’s Auction Gallery[/restrict]

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$600[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]Oct 22, 2022[/restrict]

French Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Mantel Clock
late 19th century
decorated with three cherubs holding aloft the clock, French ebauche 8-day brass time and strike movement, movement marked "S.H., Paris" and signed with Samuel Marti mark
16 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches

French Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$2,500 – $3,500[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine’s Auction Gallery[/restrict]

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$3,250[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]Oct 22, 2022[/restrict]

French Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock
circa 1870
surmounted by an eagle above armor, figures and foliate, French brass ebauche 8-day time and strike movement, movement marked "Maple & Co. Ltd., Paris, 1968" and signed with S. Marti et Cie mark
20 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches

French Louis XV-Style Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock, Louis Moinet, Paris

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$2,000 – $3,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine’s Auction Gallery[/restrict]

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$2,000[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]Oct 22, 2022[/restrict]

French Louis XV-Style Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock, Louis Moinet, Paris
early 19th century
surmounted by two cherubs above scrollwork and fruit garland, French ebache 8-day brass time and strike movement with silk thread suspension, movement marked "L. Moinet, A Paris" and "Douillon"
21 1/4 x 20 x 5 3/4 inches

A Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze,White Marble Mantel Clock

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$2,000 – $3,000[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]ALLSTATE ANTIQUES INC[/restrict]

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$1,700[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]Oct 12, 2021[/restrict]

A Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze, blued steel and white marble lyre-shaped mantel clock, France, early 20th century, 24×12.75 inches

French Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Clock Garniture

Estimate:

[restrict paid=ture]$1,000 – $1,500[/restrict]

Auctioneer:

[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine’s Auction Gallery[/restrict]

Sold Price:

[restrict paid=ture]$1,200[/restrict]

Sold Date:

[restrict paid=ture]Oct 22, 2022[/restrict]

French Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Clock Garniture
early 20th century
the porcelain dial with Arabic numerals, flanked by a woman and cherub, together with two ornamental candelabra with cherubs, French ebauche 8-day brass movement with bell strike, movement marked "Medaille D'Argent, 1855 / Made in France / A.1. / 9031" and with Vincent & Cie mark
20 x 17 1/2 x 7 inches (clock)
26 3/4 x 10 x 9 inches (candelabra)