GILT-BRONZE PENDULUM CLOCK WITH NEPTUNE.
Paris. Ca. 1765-70. Pierre Le Roy.

Gilt bronze. Enamel dial. Scalloped case made of acanthus leaves. Pierced lattice work. As finial Neptune with a
cupid as a water creature. Roman hour numerals and Arabic minutes. Pendulum movement with
thread suspension and half-hour chime on a bell. Height 62cm.
Inscribed on the dial.
Condition A/B. Enclosed: P/S.

Provenance:
Collection Josef Rieks; acquired from the art dealer Moesgaard; Copenhagen 1994.

Literature:
-Hans Ottomeyer and Peter Pr鰏chel: Vergoldete Bronzen Vol. 1; Munich 1986. Type cf. ill.
-Tardy: Dictionnaire des Horlogers Francais; Paris 1972. The maker mentioned on p. 400.Art trade; Van Ham.