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Milano, Hotel Principe Di Savoia, Nov 30, 1992
LOT 20
Gaudron à Paris, circa 1710. Fine gilt bronze Louis XIV oignon.
ITL 1,500 - 2,000
USD 1,100 - 1,500
Sold: ITL 2,760
C. Double body "oignon" engraved with scrolls masks and foliage, the back with a mythological scene (rubbed). D. Contemporary gilt bronze with Roman numerals on enamel cartouches (originally made for a single hand). Blued steel "poker and beetle" hands. M. GiIt brass full plate with Egyptian pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental Louis XIV cock, pierced and engraved with scrolls and inhabited foliage, ruby endstone . Signed on the back plate. In good condition. Diam. 57 mm. Interessante orologio da tasca Louis XIV in bronzo dorato, detto "oignon". In buone condizioni.
