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Lot Essay
The design in black ink for this striking mantel clock and inscribed sans peur et sans reproche No.7 is now in the Historisches Museum, Frankfurt and is illustrated in H. Ottomeyer and P. Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, vol I, Munich, 1986, ill. 5.6.2, p. 348. When publishing the book they were not aware of the existence of this clock but suggest the workshop of Pierre-François Feuchère, Paris 1812, as the most likely source for the design.
Pierre-François Feuchère (1737-1823) was a member of a prominent family of bronziers who, along with his father, supplied gilt-bronzes to various members of the Royal family. Feuchère was sworn into the guild of ciseleurs-doreurs in 1767. The Feuchères survived the vicisitudes of the Revolution and continued their successful business through the Empire and Restoration periods, selling stock from their manufactory in 1824 and 1829.
Pierre-François Feuchère (1737-1823) was a member of a prominent family of bronziers who, along with his father, supplied gilt-bronzes to various members of the Royal family. Feuchère was sworn into the guild of ciseleurs-doreurs in 1767. The Feuchères survived the vicisitudes of the Revolution and continued their successful business through the Empire and Restoration periods, selling stock from their manufactory in 1824 and 1829.