A rare Louis XVI mahogany ormolu mounted 'masterpiece' mantel clock, Didelot Sauvigny French, late 18th Century 9.5-cm enamel chapter ring with Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands and blued sweep seconds, going train movement with skeletonized front plate driven by two spring barrels, pinwheel escapement mounted on the back plate and knife-edge suspended pendulum with pear shaped brass bob, separate spring driven mechanism for the countwheel bell striking mounted below in the two-tiered mahogany case adorned with ormolu mounts, flowers and finials, the base with a plaque inscribed Didelot Sauvigny Fecit and another with an engraved monogram ADB, raised on bun feet mounted on an ebonized base with adjustable feet, dome lacking 41.5cm. high including base.
A rare Louis XVI mahogany ormolu mounted 'masterpiece' mantel clock, Didelot Sauvigny French, late 18th Century 9.5-cm enamel chapter ring with Arabic numerals, pierced gilt hands and blued sweep seconds, going train movement with skeletonized front plate driven by two spring barrels, pinwheel escapement mounted on the back plate and knife-edge suspended pendulum with pear shaped brass bob, separate spring driven mechanism for the countwheel bell striking mounted below in the two-tiered mahogany case adorned with ormolu mounts, flowers and finials, the base with a plaque inscribed Didelot Sauvigny Fecit and another with an engraved monogram ADB, raised on bun feet mounted on an ebonized base with adjustable feet, dome lacking 41.5cm. high including base.
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