A Louis XVI clock in the shape of an obelisk White marble, with fine ormolu decorations, on a grey marble pedestal on four ormolu feet, topped by an armillary sphere The front is richly decorated by an ormolu bas-relief with allegorical figures: a putto over a globe, sustained by two female dancers, in classical dresses. The dial is white enamel, hours are in twelve and minutes are five to five, both in Arabic numerals. The dial is signed Cronier à Paris, in red. Very elegant Louis XVI hands. A gilt twisted string surrounds the marble sides of the obelisk and some of the brims. The grey marble pedestal has four ormolu elements carrying a gilt chain, surrounding the obelisk The movement strikes hours and half hours, on a bell 58 x 21,5 x 14 cm For two similar clocks in horological literature, see:"Pierre Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française du Moyen Age au XXeme siècle", p. 219 (a and b)
A Louis XVI clock in the shape of an obelisk White marble, with fine ormolu decorations, on a grey marble pedestal on four ormolu feet, topped by an armillary sphere The front is richly decorated by an ormolu bas-relief with allegorical figures: a putto over a globe, sustained by two female dancers, in classical dresses. The dial is white enamel, hours are in twelve and minutes are five to five, both in Arabic numerals. The dial is signed Cronier à Paris, in red. Very elegant Louis XVI hands. A gilt twisted string surrounds the marble sides of the obelisk and some of the brims. The grey marble pedestal has four ormolu elements carrying a gilt chain, surrounding the obelisk The movement strikes hours and half hours, on a bell 58 x 21,5 x 14 cm For two similar clocks in horological literature, see:"Pierre Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française du Moyen Age au XXeme siècle", p. 219 (a and b)
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