Sold at Austin Auction Gallery

(3) Louis XVI Style Ormolu Clock & Candelabra

Price realized
$3,050
Pre-sale estimate
$2,000 – $3,000
Hammer price
$2,500
Category
Lamps, Lighting & Candlesticks
Sold
January 21, 2024
Sale
New Year Special Auction Event Day 3

Lot description

(3 piece) French Louis XVI style bronze dore and cobalt-glazed porcelain mantel set, including: (1) clock, floral crest, ram's head handles, enamel dial with cobalt Roman numeral hour markers, Arabic numeral minute markers, inscribed Lay et Cherfils Aine, Passage Jouffroy 26, 28, et 29, Paris, time-and-strike movement marked S. Marti & Cie, seated allegorical figures with telescope and open book titled Art du Dessin, shaped base on toupie feet, lacking section of bronze garland at top left of crest, approx 22.75"h, 14.75"w, 7.75"d, (2) five-light lily candelabra, candle cups drilled from previous electrification, approx 21.75"h Start Price: $1,500.00

This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.