Lot Essay
A clock of this model but with the vase body and vase in patinated bronze is illustrated in P. Kjellberg, La Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française du Moyen Age à XXe siècle, Paris, 1997, p. 377, pl. C
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CIRCA 1810
Details
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK: 'PENDULE AU VASE'
CIRCA 1810
The case modelled as a vase with swan handles topped by Cupid in a chariot drawn by cockerels, on oval plinth, with white enamel dial (restored), with ormolu hands, the movement with twin barrels, silk suspension for anchor escapement, countwheel strike on bell; pendulum, key
16½ in. (42 cm.) high, 9¾ in. (25 cm.) wide, 4½ in. 11.5 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1810
The case modelled as a vase with swan handles topped by Cupid in a chariot drawn by cockerels, on oval plinth, with white enamel dial (restored), with ormolu hands, the movement with twin barrels, silk suspension for anchor escapement, countwheel strike on bell; pendulum, key
16½ in. (42 cm.) high, 9¾ in. (25 cm.) wide, 4½ in. 11.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 20-21 June, 1980, lot 286.
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