Lot Essay
Briant is recorded as working in Paris from 1840 to 1860 at Rue Neuve Saint-Sauveur, Rue d'Anjou and Rue Vendôme (Tardy, Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français, Paris, p. 98).
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OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, PARIS, CIRCA 1860
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A FRENCH ORMOLU AND MARBLE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, PARIS, CIRCA 1860
CASE: with fluted column and drum-shaped case surmounted by a twin-handled urn flanked by two classically draped female figures, the stepped base with relief panel emblematic of Science and trophy for the Arts DIAL: white enamel signed 'Briant A PARIS', pierced gilt hands MOVEMENT: twin barrels with Brocot dead beat escapement and rack striking on a bell, the back plate numbered '19696', makers stamp of ship and initials 'JLF' and 'EMS' and circular stamp 'ETIENNE MAXANT PARIS BREVETE'; with pendulum numbered '19696'
22 in. (56 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) wide; 7½ in. (19 cm) deep
OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, PARIS, CIRCA 1860
CASE: with fluted column and drum-shaped case surmounted by a twin-handled urn flanked by two classically draped female figures, the stepped base with relief panel emblematic of Science and trophy for the Arts DIAL: white enamel signed 'Briant A PARIS', pierced gilt hands MOVEMENT: twin barrels with Brocot dead beat escapement and rack striking on a bell, the back plate numbered '19696', makers stamp of ship and initials 'JLF' and 'EMS' and circular stamp 'ETIENNE MAXANT PARIS BREVETE'; with pendulum numbered '19696'
22 in. (56 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) wide; 7½ in. (19 cm) deep
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