BY CH. OUDIN, CIRCA 1820-1830, AFTER A MODEL BY REICHE

Details

A French Empire ormolu striking mantel clock
By Ch. Oudin, circa 1820-1830, after a model by Reiche
The circular ring dial with Roman chapters shaped as a wheel and inscribed CH. OUDIN/ELVE DE BREGUET, surmounted by Minerva and Diomede on a chariot driven by stallions, on a rectangular base with four fasces-form feet
43 cm. high

Special notice

Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 23.205% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €110,000. If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €110,000 then the premium for the lot is calculated at 23.205% of the first €110,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €110,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.

Sale room notice

Please note that it has a modern movement.

Lot Essay

Reiche's origial designs for this clock model dated 1807 are in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. There are many known surviving models, including one at Malmaison.
A nearly identical clock is illustrated in Pierre Kjellberg, Encyclopédia de la Pendule Français, Paris, 1997, p. 417.

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