Louis XVI clock by P.L. Berthoud
PIERRE-LOUIS BERTHOUD Clock
France, époque Louis XVI (1774-1792).
MATIÈRES: bronze ciselé et doré, marbre blanc.
DIMENSIONS: H. 51.5 cm ( 20 1⁄4 in. ) ; L. 40 cm ( 15 3⁄4 in. ).
SIGNÉ: LOUIS BERTHOUD sur le cadran, Pierre-Louis Berthoud, 1754-1813.
PROVENANCE: Collection particulière.
A Louis XVI ormolu bronze mantel clock, the dial set in a rectangular openwork foliated stand crowned by a vase with swags of laurel leaves. It presents a white marble base with peg top feet decorated with ormolu acanthus and foliated frieze.
