Louis XV period Chinoiserie style gilt bronze mantel clock

By du Tertre, Charles (French, 1715-1793)

£15,000

This beautiful mantel clock is distinctive for its fine stylistic fusion, which portrays a traditional Chinese farmer atop a Rococo decorated case.

 

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Description

Louis XV period, the case attributed to Jean Joseph de Saint-Germain (Paris, 1719-1791), decorated with a scrolled leaf motif throughout, and surmounted by a Chinese figure of a man holding a parasol.

The clock by Nicolas Charles Du Tertre (French, 1715-1793), the enamel dial signed 'CH.les DU TERTRE/A PARIS', with finely detailed gilt metal hands.

Details

Artist / Maker
By du Tertre, Charles (French, 1715-1793)
Country of Origin
French
Date of Manufacture
c.1770
Period
18th Century and Earlier
Style
Chinese Interest, Chinoiserie, Louis XV
Material
Ormolu (Gilt Bronze)
Colour
Gold

Dimensions

Height
59 cm / 23.2 inches
Width
48 cm / 18.9 inches
Depth
27 cm / 10.6 inches

Reference:
013488

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