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Lot 553

A Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Chinese Porcelain Mounted Pagoda-Form Mantel Clock

Lot 553

A Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Chinese Porcelain Mounted Pagoda-Form Mantel Clock

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Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000

Estimate$10,000 – $15,000

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A Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Chinese Porcelain Mounted Pagoda-Form Mantel Clock

CIRCA 1740

十八世紀中葉法國中式銅鎏金亭臺式松石釉羅漢鐘
the case worked in gilt bronze in the form of a three tiered pagoda, the rounded base having a pull-out drawer in the form of a staircase flanked by latticed banisters, which enclose two Blanc-de-Chine glazed porcelain figures standing as attendants to a turquoise glazed figure of Budai. Each eave terminating in ring suspended bells, the first of which is supported by curvilinear columns. The drum-shaped clock with a white porcelain dial and Roman numerals comprises the second tier, with a second turquoise glazed porcelain figure occupying the chamber at the top.

以松石綠配白金色是路易十五時代的標志性風格，這座鐘錶呈三層亭臺式，每層挂有鈴鐺，上層松石釉觀音像，中層白琺琅羅馬及阿拉伯雙數字錶盤，下層松石釉羅漢坐像，配兩尊白瓷侍童。四層臺階式底座藏有一鐘擺形暗屜，絳紅色天鵝絨襯墊，用以收納佛珠，別具一格，匠心獨運。

Height 17 x width 8 1/4 x depth 8 1/2 in., 43.2 x 21 x 21.6 cm.

Property from the Halim Time & Glass Museum, Evanston, Illinois

Important European and Decorative Arts, Sotheby's New York, 18 November 2011, sale n08803 lot 148.

Literature:

E. Niehüser, Die französische Bronzeuhr, Munich, 1997, p. 203, fig. 140.

G. Wannenes, Le più belle pendole francesi, Milano, 1991, p. 103.

In working condition. Movement has been restored. No key present. The case in overall good stable condition, with some rubbing to the gilding and light surface marks. The interior felt of the pull-out drawer with wear. Slight bend to the top tier and finial, which can likely be adjusted with relative ease. The porcelain elements appear within good condition, insofar as examination within mountings permits.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

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Property from the Halim Time & Glass Museum: Sold Without Reserve

A Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Chinese Porcelain Mounted Pagoda-Form Mantel Clock

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