Lot Essay
Almost certainly Bailly fils (d.1821), Horloger de Napoleon. A closely related clock by Barrand à Paris is illustrated in Tardy, French clocks the world over, vol. II, 5th ed. Paris 1981, p.252
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL-CLOCK by Bailly, the glazed enamelled dial with Arabic numerals inscribed Bailly A PARIS, the verde antico plinth surmounted by a classical maiden resting upon a pile of volumes, variously inscribed 'ASTRO TOM' and 'PHSYC TOM.3', and clasping a scroll, the rectangular plinth with ribbon-tied lotus-leaf cast base upon a stiff-leaf moulded spreading rectangular plinth and entrelec bun feet
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL-CLOCK by Bailly, the glazed enamelled dial with Arabic numerals inscribed Bailly A PARIS, the verde antico plinth surmounted by a classical maiden resting upon a pile of volumes, variously inscribed 'ASTRO TOM' and 'PHSYC TOM.3', and clasping a scroll, the rectangular plinth with ribbon-tied lotus-leaf cast base upon a stiff-leaf moulded spreading rectangular plinth and entrelec bun feet
19¾ in. (50cm.) high
19¾ in. (50cm.) high