Lot n° 136
Estimation :
15000 - 20000
EUR
Important Louis XV period clock from the... - Lot 136 - Daguerre
Important Louis XV period clock from the Colonna Palace in Rome
in chased and gilded bronze, it is surmounted by a woman symbolizing the day, it rests on a
It rests on a rocaille base decorated with flowers and foliage from which emerges a love holding a bouquet.
The dial and the movement signed J.Fcois Dominice in Paris.
Missing.
H. 75 W. 48 D. 23 cm
Jean François Dominice, quoted as a watchmaker in Paris in 1736.
Provenance: former collection of the Colonna Palace in Rome
For an identical clock with a dial signed Ageron, see Ader, Palais Galliera, 4 December 1963 n° 10, "Grande
A large gilt and chased bronze wall clock decorated with garlands of flowers, love, and a young woman's statuette on the base.
Movement of Ageron in Paris. Louis XV period. »
See Tardy, Dictionnaire des horlogers français, 1971, p. 187.
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