Lot Essay
For a note on Lemerle-Charpentier, see lot 192.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A French ormolu, patinated bronze and onyx mantel clock
BY LEMERLE-CHARPENTIER, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A French ormolu, patinated bronze and onyx mantel clock
By Lemerle-Charpentier, Paris, Last quarter 19th Century
Modelled as a reading nymph standing beside a tower-form clockcase, the dial inscribed [LE]M[...] - CHARPENTIER & CIE. BRONZIERS/PARIS [..]CHARLOT[..], on a shaped onyx base centred with a mask, the works stamped LEMERLE CHARPENTIER/FANT. BRONZES/396/PARIS
34½ in. (87.2 cm.) high; 27 in. (68.6 cm.) wide
By Lemerle-Charpentier, Paris, Last quarter 19th Century
Modelled as a reading nymph standing beside a tower-form clockcase, the dial inscribed [LE]M[...] - CHARPENTIER & CIE. BRONZIERS/PARIS [..]CHARLOT[..], on a shaped onyx base centred with a mask, the works stamped LEMERLE CHARPENTIER/FANT. BRONZES/396/PARIS
34½ in. (87.2 cm.) high; 27 in. (68.6 cm.) wide