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Lesieur, a Parisian clockmaker recorded Vielle rue du Temple in 1806 and rue de la Verrerie 1812 - 1820.
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THE DIAL SIGNED 'LESIEUR', EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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AN EMPIRE PATINATED BRONZE AND ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
THE DIAL SIGNED 'LESIEUR', EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With a bust of Aesculapius on a pedestal enclosing the clock face, the base inscribed 'AMICITIA PHILOSOPHIAE H. DE R. A ALEX. LEBRETON', flanked by a standing female figure and a pedestal with a snake entwined around a staff, on a red griotte marble base with a central frieze and flanking anthemion and wreath mounts, the back of the dial inscribed 'LESIEUR 'LESIEUR PARIS RUE DU TEMPLE' and further scratched 'PO 333', possibly with further feet
27½ in. (70 cm.) high, 24½ in. (62 cm.) wide, 8¼ in. (21 cm.) deep
THE DIAL SIGNED 'LESIEUR', EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With a bust of Aesculapius on a pedestal enclosing the clock face, the base inscribed 'AMICITIA PHILOSOPHIAE H. DE R. A ALEX. LEBRETON', flanked by a standing female figure and a pedestal with a snake entwined around a staff, on a red griotte marble base with a central frieze and flanking anthemion and wreath mounts, the back of the dial inscribed 'LESIEUR 'LESIEUR PARIS RUE DU TEMPLE' and further scratched 'PO 333', possibly with further feet
27½ in. (70 cm.) high, 24½ in. (62 cm.) wide, 8¼ in. (21 cm.) deep