Louis XV

A Louis XV ormolu and corne verte musical table clock, Saint Germain and Dauthiau, Paris, circa 1760 - Photo Sotheby's 4¼-inch enamel dial signed L Dauthiau, Hger Du Roy, A Paris, finely pierced and engraved gilt hands, bell striking movement with star-cut outsdie count wheel and flat-bottomed plates, the waisted case cast with rococo scrolls, on a rocaille plinth signed St Germain, the bombé base containing the fusee musical movement playing one of ten tunes played on a carrillon of ten bells with nineteen... [Lire la suite]

A Louis XV Two-Color Gold Snuff Box. Mark of René-Antoine Bailleul, Paris, 1773. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2012 Oval, the base, sides and cover chased with landscapes within fluted pales and with green gold stiff-leaf borders, marked inside base, side, cover, and bezel, with charge and discharge mark of Julien Alaterre; 2½ in. (6.5 cm.) long. Estimate $3,000 - $5,000 Christie's. Important Silver and Objects of Vertu. 19 October 2012. New York, Rockefeller Plaza

A Louis XV Vari-Colored Gold Snuff Box. Paris, 1753. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2012 Oval, the cover, sides and base with panels of radiating moiré, each centering a flower and leafy stem, marked inside base, side, cover, and bezel, with charge and discharge of Julien Berthe; maker's mark not apparent; 2 3/4 in. (6.9 cm.) long. Estimate $7,000 - $10,000 The Collection of Charles and Nonie de Limur, San Francisco Christie's. Important Silver and Objects of Vertu. 19 October 2012. New York,... [Lire la suite]

A Pair Of Louis XV Tôle-Peinte Cache Pots. Mid-18th Century. Photo Sotheby's Height 6 3/4 in. 17.5 cm - Estimate 1,000-1,500 USD Sotheby's. Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor. New York | 24 sept. 2012 www.sothebys.com

A Louis XV Ormolu Small Mantel Clock. Circa 1745. Photo Sotheby's height 12 1/4 in.; width 10 1/4 in.; depth 5 in. 31.5 cm; 26 cm; 13 cm - Estimate 2,500-3,500 USD Sotheby's. Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor. New York | 24 sept. 2012 www.sothebys.com

A Pair of Louis XV Ormolu Chenets. Mid-18th Century. Photo Sotheby's height 11 3/4 in. 30 cm - Estimate 2,500-3,500 USD Sotheby's. Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor. New York | 24 sept. 2012 www.sothebys.com

A Louis XV Chinese Lacquer and Carved Giltwood Center Table. Mid-18th Century. Photo Sotheby's height 28 1/2 in.; width 35 1/4 in.; depth 24 1/4 in. 72.5 cm; 89.5 cm; 62 cm - Estimate 5,000-8,000 USD Sotheby's. Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor. New York | 24 sept. 2012 www.sothebys.com

A Louis XV parcel-gilt and japanned small table mid-18th century. Photo Sotheby's the underside branded with an R three times. height 28 3/4 in.; width 22 3/4 in.; depth 14 3/4 in. 73 cm; 58 cm; 37.5 cm - Estimate 3,000-5,000 USD Sotheby's. Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor. New York | 24 sept. 2012 www.sothebys.com

An exceptional pair of parcel- gilt Louis XV rococo brackets. France, 1755. © 2012 MALLETT ANTIQUES Each has a shaped white painted platform with polychrome foliate decoration below. The supports are mirrored with an elaborate shell scroll flanked with polychrome foliate carving. The paint work is in an exceptional state of conservation. H: 12.0 in (30.5 cm). W: 11.0 in (28.0 cm). L/D: 7.7 in (19.5 cm).  MALLETT ANTIQUES. http://www.mallettantiques.com

Versailles, appartements Louis XV