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Lot 282
Sale 5155 - English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
Jan 25, 2012
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$3,000 -
5,000
Price Realized
$6,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Fine Louis XVI gilt bronze cartel clock and barometer circa 1770, the dial signed causard h. gr. du roy, suiv. t. lacour
The circular white enameled dial with Roman numerals, surmounted by a covered urn mounted with laurel swag and above a large floral garland, the barometer engraved ' Par Caillot, a Paris' with the engraved temperatures recorded for Paris 1743 and 1760, also 'Senegal' between the 35 and 40 degree line, within an acanthus and floral cast square base.
H: 36 in.