A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU STRIKING 'LION CLOCK'
THE CASE AFTER A DESIGN BY FRANCOIS VION, THE MOVEMENT BY JEAN GABRIEL IMBERT L'AINE, PARIS, CIRCA 1775
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU STRIKING 'LION CLOCK' THE CASE AFTER A DESIGN BY FRANCOIS VION, THE MOVEMENT BY JEAN GABRIEL IMBERT L'AINE, PARIS, CIRCA 1775 CASE: surmounted by an urn finial with berried laurel swags, the drum case flanked by scrollwork mounts and supported by a naturalistic lion, the ebonised rectangular plinth with ribbon-tied oak leaf branches flanked by medallions DIAL: the white enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic five minutes, signed Imbert L'AINÉ , pierced gilt-brass hands MOVEMENT: the twin barrel movement with pin wheel escapement, silk suspension and count wheel strike to bell, back plate signed IMBERT L'AINÉ A PARIS and numbered 2819 22 7/8 in. (58 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) wide; 9 in. (23 cm.) deep
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU STRIKING 'LION CLOCK'
THE CASE AFTER A DESIGN BY FRANCOIS VION, THE MOVEMENT BY JEAN GABRIEL IMBERT L'AINE, PARIS, CIRCA 1775
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU STRIKING 'LION CLOCK' THE CASE AFTER A DESIGN BY FRANCOIS VION, THE MOVEMENT BY JEAN GABRIEL IMBERT L'AINE, PARIS, CIRCA 1775 CASE: surmounted by an urn finial with berried laurel swags, the drum case flanked by scrollwork mounts and supported by a naturalistic lion, the ebonised rectangular plinth with ribbon-tied oak leaf branches flanked by medallions DIAL: the white enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic five minutes, signed Imbert L'AINÉ , pierced gilt-brass hands MOVEMENT: the twin barrel movement with pin wheel escapement, silk suspension and count wheel strike to bell, back plate signed IMBERT L'AINÉ A PARIS and numbered 2819 22 7/8 in. (58 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) wide; 9 in. (23 cm.) deep
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