Lot Essay
A similar clock by Blanc Fils, Palais Royal (1810) is illustrated in Tardy, La Pendule Française, 1949, vol. II, p.385, fig.4. Another related clock was sold Christie's London, 14 June 1990, lot 13.
Details
A RESTAURATION ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, the enamel dial with roman chapters signed Sezille, Palais Royal No. 133 à Paris, the case in the form of a bookcase flanked by classically draped children at their studies, the oval base applied with floral swags and with a later dedicatory inscription--17in. high, 11in. wide, 6¼in. deep