9683 A large Louis XVI statuary marble and gilt bronze mantel clock by Thomas Sauvage The model known as “L’Etude et la Philosophie,” the figures after L-S Boizot and the gilt bronze attributed to Francois Remond, the 6.5 inch dial with Arabic numerals and date markings in red, having a splayed eagle surmount with the two patinated figures on either side, in the centre a panel of cupid with a dove, on a shaped marble base with frieze mounts and on original knurled feet.

Signed Sauvage a Paris

Thomas Sauvage (Maitre 1779) until 1789

French, Paris

C.1785

Width: 27.25 ins (69 cm)

Height: 20.5 ins (52 cm)                                                          £30,000