Lot 91
Lot 91
VINCE CAMUTO: DESIGNER AND COLLECTOR
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED MEISSEN AND FRENCH PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK

THE ORMOLU CIRCA 1745, THE MEISSEN FIGURES MODELED BY P. REINICKE CIRCA 1755, MOST FLOWERS HARD PASTE PORCELAIN, FOUR SOFT PASTE PORCELAIN

Price Realised USD 4,375
Estimate
USD 5,000 - USD 8,000
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED MEISSEN AND FRENCH PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK

THE ORMOLU CIRCA 1745, THE MEISSEN FIGURES MODELED BY P. REINICKE CIRCA 1755, MOST FLOWERS HARD PASTE PORCELAIN, FOUR SOFT PASTE PORCELAIN

Price Realised USD 4,375
Price Realised USD 4,375
Details
Modeled as a tree with leafy branches and porcelain flowers centered by a clock face with cream dial, the rocaille base fitted with figures of The Magic Lantern Man and The Hurdy Gurdy Girl from the Cris de Paris, based on engravings by Christophe Hüet
1612 in. (42 cm.) high, 1234 in. (32.4 cm.) wide, 834 in. (22.2 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

Similar examples of both Meissen figures along with their accompanying engravings by Hüet are illustrated in M. Eberle, Cris de Paris: Meissener Porzellanfiguren des 18. Jahrhunderts, Leipzig, 2001, pp. 94-95, and 124-125.
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