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Lot 3083
Louis XVI bronze, marble clock by Gavelle L'Aine
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Description
18th c., Pierre Gavelle (French, 1753-1802), gilt bronze, statuary marble, convex glass hinged cover, the painted enamel face signed "Gavelle Lne. Paris", 17"h x 11"l x 7"w
Condition
Good/Fair, lacking pendulum and key, movement untested, rubbing and loss to gilding, small dings and fleabites to edges of bronze and marble
Literature
Pierre Gavelle, known as Gavelle L'Aine (1753-1802) was the son of a renowned Parisian watch case maker Jean-Jacques Gavelle (b. circa 1725 d. 1798) and brother of another watch case and clock maker Maurice-Jacques, known as Gavelle Le Jeune (d. after 1820). Gavelle L'Aine was born in Paris, where he was received as a maître in 1771 and later in 1785, like his father was made a depute of his guild. Until 1787 he worked with his father at rue de la Huchette and then established a separate business at rue Saint-Denis. The year before he died he was recorded at rue des Juifs.
