Lot Essay
Felix Thiaffet, active c. 1810.
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK
THE DIAL SIGNED THIAFFET À LYON, THE DIAL SIGNED ON THE REVERSE BY THE ENAMELLER DUBUISSON
Depicting Apollo the Shepherd, the figure of the god with flute, lyre and bow and arrow attributes, accompanied by a dog with sheep and bull under oak tree, supported by rectangular base applied with dragon frieze and signs of the zodiac, the clock case on rocky waterfall, white enamel dial with roman chapters, blued steel Breguet hands, the movement with anchor escapement, thread suspension to pendulum, striking the hour and half-hour by means of countwheel, c. 1810--21in. (53.5cm.) high
THE DIAL SIGNED THIAFFET À LYON, THE DIAL SIGNED ON THE REVERSE BY THE ENAMELLER DUBUISSON
Depicting Apollo the Shepherd, the figure of the god with flute, lyre and bow and arrow attributes, accompanied by a dog with sheep and bull under oak tree, supported by rectangular base applied with dragon frieze and signs of the zodiac, the clock case on rocky waterfall, white enamel dial with roman chapters, blued steel Breguet hands, the movement with anchor escapement, thread suspension to pendulum, striking the hour and half-hour by means of countwheel, c. 1810--21in. (53.5cm.) high