Lot Essay
This model is inspired by the work of André-Charles Boulle and Jean Berain, ornemaniste du Roi, both working for King Louis XIV. The two seated winged figures are most probably emblematic of Fame and Time.
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IN THE RÉGENCE STYLE, CIRCA 1885
Details
A French gilt-bronze wall-clock and companion barometer
In the Régence style, circa 1885
Each surmounted by a pair of columns headed by a laurel wreath, above a circular dial, the clock with twin-train movement striking on a gong, the barometer's dial inscribed BAROMETRE HOLIOSTERIQUE ANAROIDE P.H.B.N., flanked to each side by two playing putti, above a seated winged figure, with foliate terminal, the backplate to the clock movement stamped E.B. 19832
47 in. (121 cm.) high; 17¼ in. (44 cm.) wide (2)
In the Régence style, circa 1885
Each surmounted by a pair of columns headed by a laurel wreath, above a circular dial, the clock with twin-train movement striking on a gong, the barometer's dial inscribed BAROMETRE HOLIOSTERIQUE ANAROIDE P.H.B.N., flanked to each side by two playing putti, above a seated winged figure, with foliate terminal, the backplate to the clock movement stamped E.B. 19832
47 in. (121 cm.) high; 17¼ in. (44 cm.) wide (2)
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