BAILLY - Clockmaker of Their M M. II & R. - Lot 191

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BAILLY - Clockmaker of Their M M. II & R. - Lot 191
BAILLY - Clockmaker of Their M M. II & R. Rare ormolu clock Depicting a young Apollo playing the lyre Rich bas-relief decoration of antiquisite elements including griffin, garlands and swans Enameled circular dial signed Sea-green marble quadrangular base resting on four feet 19th century H. 42 cm. - L. 28 cm. - D. 14 cm. A great name in the first half of the 19th century, and descendant of a famous dynasty of watchmakers active in 18th-century Paris, Bailly supplied numerous models for the royal and imperial furniture guard. Another model with an Apollo playing the lyre appeared in the inventory of the Château de Compiègne (Dupuy-Baylet, Pendules du Mobilier national 1800-1870, Dijon, 2006, p. 47).
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