拍品专文
Thonissen is recorded in the Rue Mandar between 1806 and 1820 and in the Rue Comtesse d'Artois in 1830
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED PARIS PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK
细节
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED PARIS PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK
The dial with Roman and Arabic chapters inscribed Thonissen à Paris, the urn-shaped body decorated in blue, gilt and biscuit with bands of scrolling foliage with puttiand goats, the handles as putti holding a flaming bowl, the lower section with pierced fluting, on a circular base and square plinth panelled with masks, the neck and figure with restored breaks, minor chips, the lid lacking, the gilding incised H492
13in. (33cm.) high
The dial with Roman and Arabic chapters inscribed Thonissen à Paris, the urn-shaped body decorated in blue, gilt and biscuit with bands of scrolling foliage with puttiand goats, the handles as putti holding a flaming bowl, the lower section with pierced fluting, on a circular base and square plinth panelled with masks, the neck and figure with restored breaks, minor chips, the lid lacking, the gilding incised H492
13in. (33cm.) high