Lot 392
392
An Empire ormolu and bronze timepiece au portefaix
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An Empire ormolu and bronze timepiece au portefaix

Details
An Empire ormolu and bronze timepiece au portefaix
Modelled as a blackamoor carrying a bale containing a circular white-enamelled dial with Roman chapters and Arabic numerals, the movement numbered 13651 and inscribed R/A with a balance wheel escapement, above a rectangular base with a frieze depicting cherubs in a boat, above a rectangular plinth, on spreading feet, restorations, stick replaced
25.5cm. high x 15.5cm. wide x 7cm. deep
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20.825% of the hammer price for lots with values up to NLG 200,000. If the hammer price exceeds the NLG 200,000 then the premium is calculated at 20.825% of the first NLG 200,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of NLG 200,000.

Lot Essay

A virtual similar mantel clock is illustrated in Pierre Kjellberg, Encyclopedie de La Pendule Française du Moyen Age au XXe siècle, p. 343, fig. E.

See illustration

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