Classic Design, Including Property from the Collection of David H. Murdock

Classic Design, Including Property from the Collection of David H. Murdock

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 22. A French Régence Gilt Bronze Mounted Brass-Inlaid Tortoiseshell Marquetry Clock and Bracket, Circa 1725, the movement signed André Rousseau AParis.

A French Régence Gilt Bronze Mounted Brass-Inlaid Tortoiseshell Marquetry Clock and Bracket, Circa 1725, the movement signed André Rousseau AParis

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Lot closes

April 14, 02:52 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 8,000 USD

Starting Bid

4,000 USD

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Lot Details

Description

the arched case surmounted by a figure of Minerva; the door with a relief depicting the abduction of Dejanira by Nessus flanked by female busts and acanthus scrolls at the four corners; the bracket with infant Bacchus masks and acanthus scrolls at the four corners and a tapering berried finial below; some mounts associated

height 60 ¼ in.; width 20 ¾ in.; depth 9 ½ in.

153 cm; 52.5 cm; 24 cm

Collection of Robert de Balkany (1931-2015);

Christie’s Paris, 23 November 2022, lot 178 (EUR 10,710)

A very similar Boulle marquetry cartel clock and bracket from the Robert de Balkany collection incorporating identical Minerva and Nessus and Dejanira mounts with a movement signed De Lorme was sold Sotheby's Paris, 28 September 2016, lot 268 (52,500 EUR).

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