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A good and very unusual Louis XVI mantel clock circa 1780

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A good and very unusual Louis XVI mantel clock circa 1780
Description

A good and very unusual Louis XVI mantel clock circa 1780

A good and very unusual Louis XVI mantel clock in a form of a soldier with the drum on his back carrying the movement. The lovely patinated bronze mounted on a typical early Louis XVI black ormolu mounted base circa 1780. Striking 8-day silk thread suspension movement with nice enamel Dial with Arabic numbers and lovely pierced hands. Signed "Gavelle a Paris"

Origin
France
Signature
signed
Dimensions
49 x 32 x 20 cm
Price
€ 18500
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