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Lot 306:
Rare Louis XV Gilt and Patinated Bronze Wild Board Desk or Mantel Clock C. 1735
Description
Rare Louis XV Gilt and Patinated Bronze Wild Board Desk or Mantel Clock C. 1735 often referred to as pendule au sanglier, featuring a patinated bronze wild boar figure supporting a gilded bronze (ormolu) clock drum, all resting on an ornate, rococo-style gilded bronze base. Some retouching to enamel clock dial, mechanism marked PIA – A Paris, for Jean-Baptiste Pia, who was active in Paris during the mid-to-late 18th century and produced luxury animalier clocks during the Louis XV and early Louis XVI periods.
Dimensions: 11 inches H x 7 W x 6 deep.
Condition: Some retouching to enamel, untested.
Condition report:
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