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Lot n° 522

Le Jour et la Nuit, based on a model created by...

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Le Jour et la Nuit, based on a model created by Jacques Caffieri. Important Louis XV wall lamp cartel animated, in its upper part, by the chariot of love inscribed in a radiant sun. At the bottom, a Love coming to cover a young woman. Dial enamelled with Berthoud's signature in Paris. Bronze chased and gilded with mercury. 19th century Parisian work. Height: 100 cm. Good quality. Litt.: Pierre Kjellberg - The French clock, reproduced on page 103. A similar model - Sotheby's - New York, 15 October 2015 - Lot 47.