Portico calendar clock in white marble, black marble and rich ornamentation of chased and gilded bronzes; topped by an eagle resting on a thunderbolt framed by four flowering vases, the white enameled circular dial with three crowns of Arabic numerals in black and red indicating the hours, minutes and date, signed CARCEL le Jeune in Paris (chips to enamel and marble, one hand missing, bronzes to be refixed).
Late Louis XVI period.
Height : 60 cm - Width : 41.5 cm - Depth : 17 cm

Note : Alexandre Carcel dit le jeune, received the title of Master Watchmaker in 1788.

Bibliography: Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française, L'Amateur, p. 198.

Appraisal by Mr. Cédric HÉNON - 06 95 34 93 78 - cedric.henon@authenticite.fr
Live Sunday 4 February 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 131

Portico calendar clock in white marble, black marble and rich ornamentation of chased and gilded bronzes; topped by an eagle resting on a thunderbolt framed by four flowering vases, the white enameled circular dial with three crowns of Arabic numerals in black and red indicating the hours, minutes and date, signed CARCEL le Jeune in Paris (chips to enamel and marble, one hand missing, bronzes to be refixed). Late Louis XVI period. Height : 60 cm - Width : 41.5 cm - Depth : 17 cm Note : Alexandre Carcel dit le jeune, received the title of Master Watchmaker in 1788. Bibliography: Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française, L'Amateur, p. 198. Appraisal by Mr. Cédric HÉNON - 06 95 34 93 78 - cedric.henon@authenticite.fr

Estimate
€800 - €1,200
Result
€1,250
Buyer's premium
27%
Portico calendar clock in white marble, black marble and rich ornamentation of chased and gilded bronzes; topped by an eagle resting on a thunderbolt framed by four flowering vases, the white enameled circular dial with three crowns of Arabic numerals in black and red indicating the hours, minutes and date, signed CARCEL le Jeune in Paris (chips to enamel and marble, one hand missing, bronzes to be refixed). Late Louis XVI period. Height : 60 cm - Width : 41.5 cm - Depth : 17 cm Note : Alexandre Carcel dit le jeune, received the title of Master Watchmaker in 1788. Bibliography: Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française, L'Amateur, p. 198. Appraisal by Mr. Cédric HÉNON - 06 95 34 93 78 - cedric.henon@authenticite.fr
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