Boundary clock in white marble with rich chased and gilded b - Lot 269

Boundary clock in white marble with rich chased and gilded bronze trim. It stands on six "galette" feet. The white marble base is embellished with pearl and laurel friezes. The bollard is supported by two chained phoenixes. The white enameled circular dial is flanked by two bearings and signed "Louis Waltrin". Louis-René Waltrin, known as "Le Jeune", received his master's diploma in 1771, on rue Saint Antoine between 1771 and 1789. The pediment is decorated with two facing bearings surmounted by a porcelain bouquet in bloom (reported). With key. Louis XVI period. H. 40 cm - L. 35.5 cm (Two feet replaced at the back, small chips to the enamel, small missing parts, movement not verified) Bibliography : - Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français. Tardy, page 651.