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Late Louis XV ormulu and Meissen porcelain mantel clock
The porcelain figures, modelled by Johann-Joachim Kändler (1706-1775), are dated circa 1750-1755
The dial, signed J.-B. Duluc, is dated late Louis XVl period, circa 1765-1770
Clockmaker Jean-Baptiste Duluc (Master in 1770); clockmaker to the Comte d'Artois, brother of the future Louis XVI
H 35.5 cm
Literature: the figure is reproduced in ADAMS (Y), Meissen Figures, 1730-1775, The Kaendler Period, 2001, p. 113

The figures represent two Provençal musicians surrounded by a bunch of porcelain flowers, standing on a terrace complete with a staircase. The figures were inspired by an engraving by François Boucher (France, 1703-1770) depicting a Provençal street musician playing a fife and a drum