A LARGE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE STRIKING OBELISK PORTICO CLOCK
A LARGE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE STRIKING OBELISK PORTICO CLOCK

JEAN-LOUIS HIPOLITTE LANDIN, PARIS, CIRCA 1790

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A LARGE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE STRIKING OBELISK PORTICO CLOCK
JEAN-LOUIS HIPOLITTE LANDIN, PARIS, CIRCA 1790
Of obelisk form, surmounted by an eagle, flanked by two pairs of columns, the base with mask and lion pelt mounts, on toupie feet and further plinth, the white enamel dial signed 'Landin/A PARIS', the movement with silk suspension to anchor escapement, countwheel strike on bell; pendulum, winding key
29 in. (74 cm.) high; 21 in. (53 cm.) wide; 5¼ in. (13 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Jean-Louis Hipolitte Landin was apprenticed in Paris in 1782. The present unusual model unifies two popular late Louis XVI clock designs, the obelisk and the portico.

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