A LARGE LOUIS XIV ORMOLU STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK, THE GLASS DIAL WITH LUNAR AND FULL TERRESTRIAL CALENDARS
THE DIAL SIGNED FRANCOIS RICHARD, LUNEVILLE, CIRCA 1710-1730 AND WITH UPDATE/S BETWEEN 1766 AND CIRCA 1850
A LARGE LOUIS XIV ORMOLU STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK, THE GLASS DIAL WITH LUNAR AND FULL TERRESTRIAL CALENDARS THE DIAL SIGNED FRANCOIS RICHARD, LUNEVILLE, CIRCA 1710-1730 AND WITH UPDATE/S BETWEEN 1766 AND CIRCA 1850 CASE: the arched case surmounted by a cloud-born group modelled as Aegina borne on the back of Jupiter in the form of an eagle raising from flames, the pounced side panels with trellis and bellflower borders, raised on an oak-leaf cast socle above a shaped rectangular plinth, with female mask mount to the front and raised on eight entwined dolphin feet, the case flanked by standing putti, one holding a palm and the other a torch, the fully glazed rear door applied with a relief mount of Apollo in his chariot, the sides of the case and lower plinth with dolphin feet added circa 1850; DIAL: the glass dial engraved and gilded from the reverse, its arch with a cartouche bearing the arms of Elisabeth Charlotte of Orléans, the sides decorated with entwined serpents, birds, bellflowers and trellis work, the main Roman chapter ring with an inner concentric minute ring and centred by a phoenix rising from flames, with subsidiary rings below inscribed 'JOURS DE MOIS' giving day of the week and date, centred by a sun, and 'JOURS DE LA LUNE, giving month and the days of the lunar month, centred by a crescent moon, signed below 'F. RICHARD/A LUNEVILLE', all rings with pierced and engraved blued steel hands beneath the glass dial; MOVEMENT: replaced and altered, probably circa 1850, suspended with four brass brackets, with twin barrels, now converted to anchor escapement and with pierced countwheel strike on bell, with later calendar work to pierced extended front plate below; later sunburst pendulum, winding key 36¼ in. (92 cm.) high; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) wide; 10¼ in. (26 cm.) deep
A LARGE LOUIS XIV ORMOLU STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK, THE GLASS DIAL WITH LUNAR AND FULL TERRESTRIAL CALENDARS
THE DIAL SIGNED FRANCOIS RICHARD, LUNEVILLE, CIRCA 1710-1730 AND WITH UPDATE/S BETWEEN 1766 AND CIRCA 1850
A LARGE LOUIS XIV ORMOLU STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK, THE GLASS DIAL WITH LUNAR AND FULL TERRESTRIAL CALENDARS THE DIAL SIGNED FRANCOIS RICHARD, LUNEVILLE, CIRCA 1710-1730 AND WITH UPDATE/S BETWEEN 1766 AND CIRCA 1850 CASE: the arched case surmounted by a cloud-born group modelled as Aegina borne on the back of Jupiter in the form of an eagle raising from flames, the pounced side panels with trellis and bellflower borders, raised on an oak-leaf cast socle above a shaped rectangular plinth, with female mask mount to the front and raised on eight entwined dolphin feet, the case flanked by standing putti, one holding a palm and the other a torch, the fully glazed rear door applied with a relief mount of Apollo in his chariot, the sides of the case and lower plinth with dolphin feet added circa 1850; DIAL: the glass dial engraved and gilded from the reverse, its arch with a cartouche bearing the arms of Elisabeth Charlotte of Orléans, the sides decorated with entwined serpents, birds, bellflowers and trellis work, the main Roman chapter ring with an inner concentric minute ring and centred by a phoenix rising from flames, with subsidiary rings below inscribed 'JOURS DE MOIS' giving day of the week and date, centred by a sun, and 'JOURS DE LA LUNE, giving month and the days of the lunar month, centred by a crescent moon, signed below 'F. RICHARD/A LUNEVILLE', all rings with pierced and engraved blued steel hands beneath the glass dial; MOVEMENT: replaced and altered, probably circa 1850, suspended with four brass brackets, with twin barrels, now converted to anchor escapement and with pierced countwheel strike on bell, with later calendar work to pierced extended front plate below; later sunburst pendulum, winding key 36¼ in. (92 cm.) high; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) wide; 10¼ in. (26 cm.) deep
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