A FRENCH ORMOLU AND TOLE MANTEL CLOCK

OF LOUIS XIV STYLE, AFTER THE MODEL BY ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE, BY EUGENE BAGUES, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU AND TOLE MANTEL CLOCK
OF LOUIS XIV STYLE, AFTER THE MODEL BY ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE, BY EUGENE BAGUES, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
CASE: of architectural outshape surmounted by a dome with flared angles headed by winged caryatids atop an eared rectangular platform DIAL: white enamelled with pierced ormolu hands and signed 'Eugⁿ^eBaguès BRONZE PARIS' MOVEMENT: twin barrels with anchor escapement strike on bell, stamped 'VINCENTI & CIE', numbered 36090
25 in. (63 cm.) high; 14 in. (36 cm.) wide; 10½ in. (26.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

This finely cast mantel clock is a 19th century copy of Boulle's varied model known as 'Pendule aux Harpies' after a design by Jean Bérain. The stylized dial signature refers to Maison Baguès which was founded in 1840 by Noel Baguès who cast liturgical bronzes from premises at 31, Rue des Francs-Bourgeois, Paris. In 1880, Eugène Baguès joined his father in business and started to produce bronze objets d'art and high quality lighting fixtures for which Maison Baguès became world-renowned.

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