Lot 356
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An Empire style ormolu, bronze and griotte marble figural mantel clock
THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK ESTATE
An Empire style ormolu, bronze and griotte marble figural mantel clock

AFTER THE MODEL BY GÉRARD-JEAN GALLE, CIRCA 1880

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An Empire style ormolu, bronze and griotte marble figural mantel clock
After the model by Gérard-Jean Galle, Circa 1880
As a standing figure of Minerva with spear and shield cast with maidens emblematic of the Seasons and incorporating blue and white enamel Roman numeral plaquettes, with twin-train movement, on rectangular griotte marble plinth centred by a laurel wreath, on rectangular foliate-cast base
34¼in. (87cm.) high

Lot Essay

The orignal model for the present clock was supplied by Gérard-Jean Galle (d. 1846) to the Royal Palace in Stockholm in 1823 (see H. Ottomeyer and P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986. p. 397, fig. 5.18.12). Other similar examples may be found in the Prado and at Malmaison. An earlier version, without clock movement, was acquired in 1814 by Ferdinando III and may be found in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence (see M. Chiarini and S. Padovari, Gli Appartamenti Reali di Palazzo Pitti, Florence, 1993, p. 230, fig. II.39).

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