BY CH. OUDIN, CIRCA 1820-1830, AFTER A MODEL BY REICHE

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A French Empire ormolu striking mantel clock
By Ch. Oudin, circa 1820-1830, after a model by Reiche
The circular ring dial with Roman chapters shaped as a wheel and inscribed CH. OUDIN/ELVE DE BREGUET, surmounted by Minerva and Diomede on a chariot driven by stallions, on a rectangular base with four fasces-form feet
43 cm. high

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Please note that it has a modern movement.

Descrizione dettagliata lotto

Reiche's origial designs for this clock model dated 1807 are in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. There are many known surviving models, including one at Malmaison.
A nearly identical clock is illustrated in Pierre Kjellberg, Encyclopédia de la Pendule Français, Paris, 1997, p. 417.

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