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Ormolu Cartel Clock with Strike
Clockmaker: Le Roy, Charles (1709–1771), Bronzier: Osmond, Robert (1711–1789)
France, circa 1770
Desription
The exquisite ormolu case is surmounted by an urn with ribbons, swags and a female mask above XII. The case is stamped on its lower edge, Osmond. The enamel dial is signed, Charles Le Roy a Paris. The clock strikes the hours on a bell, an unusual feature in French cartel clocks.
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