A very good Louis XVI gilt bronze cartel clock, signed on the white enamel dial and backplate Hubert à Paris. Timepiece only, with pull quarter repeat on two bells Paris, date circa 1765 Height 52 cm. The maker was Pierre Hubert, Parisian clockmaker who presented his chef d’oeuvre or trial-piece in 1769. From 1770-72 he was established at Rue de la Verrerie and in 1776 at Rue de la Boucherie http://www.richardreddingantiques.com/collection/horology/a-louis-xvi-gilt-bronze-cartel-clock-by-hubert-a-paris |
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