THE MOVEMENT AND DIAL BY BOURDIER, PARIS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, THE CASE BY WASSMUS FRÈRES, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND SYCAMORE REGULATEUR
THE MOVEMENT AND DIAL BY BOURDIER, PARIS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, THE CASE BY WASSMUS FRÈRES, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
CASE: the stepped cartouche-shaped hood above a serpentine body with a lenticle and pedestal base inset with trellis-parquetry reserves, cornered by paw-feet, variously stamped 'WASSMUS' DIAL: the white enamel dial with pierced ormolu hands (formerly also with seconds hand), signed 'Bourdier h. ^g^e^rMécanicien à Paris' and 'Dubuisson' MOVEMENT: single train weight-driven movement with four large baluster pillars, pinwheel escapement on the backplate, maintaining power; steel rod pendulum, single brass weight
85 in. (216 cm.) high; 18½ in. (47 cm.) wide; 8½ in. (21.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Established in Paris in 1810, the firm of Wassmus Frères was fê ted for high quality furnishings in the 18th century taste produced under the direction of Henri-Léonard. From 1853 the business traded from 146, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis supplying furniture to European royal houses and contributing to the Paris Exhibitions of 1855 and 1867. Wassmus, who received a court appointment from the Garde-meuble as a Fournisseur de la Couronne, was celebrated as an 'artiste suprieur'.

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