Details
Of obelisk form, surmounted by a stylized lapis lazuli globe finial, the upper section consisting of Iris in the sky above the enamelled dial on a base of flower-filled baskets with entwined dolphins at the corners, with Neptune on a rockwork ground on a further stepped and ormolu leaf-cast base, the dial later signed J. Le Roy/AParis
3012 in. (77.5 cm.) high, 814 in. (21 cm.) square
Provenance
Acquired from Segoura, Paris, 1999.
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Other clocks of this unusual model are in the collections of the Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris (Inv. CAM 601) and the Wallace Collection, London. A similar example sold from the collection of Evelyn Annenberg Hall: From 640 Park Avenue; Christie's, New York, 17 May 2006, lot 314.

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