Une pendule aux masques de satyre

A late Louis XV gilt bronze mantel clock,
the dial and movement signed Charles du Tertre à Paris – circa 1770 

Charles-Nicolas Dutertre (1715-1793), maître on 7 July 1739 

Height: 29 cm. (11 ½ in.)     Width: 14 cm. (5 ½ in.)     Depth: 11.3 cm. (4 ½ in.)

Comparative Literature

An identical clock signed Lepaute H. du Roi was sold Christie’s New York. 22 October 2005, lot 369.