LOUIS XVI PERIOD CLOCK In chased and gilt bronze, the white enamelled dial signed "LE NEPVEU A PARIS" inscribed in a case flanked by a woman draped in the antique style holding a medallion illustrating the bust of Louis XV in profile and a putto among clouds resting on an ebony veneered base finished with claw feet; formerly fitted with a music mechanism now missing. H. 52 cm (20 1/2 in.) l. 38 cm (15 in.) P. 17 cm (6 3/4 in.) Nicolas-Antoine Le Nepveu, master watchmaker in 1773 Provenance : Edmond Borthon Collection (1825-1890). Bibliography : Catalogue des Tableaux & Objets d'Art de la Collection E. Borthon, Dijon, Imprimerie Darantiere, MDCCCXC, n° 124 (reproduced). A Louis XVI ormolu and ebony mantel clock, the dial signed by Nicolas-Antoine Le Nepveu * Information for buyers : If you are leaving the EU, you may need to obtain a CITES re-export certificate, which is the responsibility of the future buyer. * Information to buyers : For an exit from the EU, a CITES re-export certificate will be necessary, at the buyer's expense.