BY LEROY & FILS, PARIS, MID-19TH CENTURY

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A NAPOLEON III LACQUERED-IRON AND ENAMEL LARGE CLOCK
BY LEROY & FILS, PARIS, MID-19TH CENTURY
With painted enamel dial, surmounted by the King of France on horseback slaying the English, the base decorated with enamels depicting martial trophies, signed 'LE ROY et FILS/ Palais Royal 13 & 15 Paris', inscribed 'PRIZE/ MEDAL', 'EXPOSITION/ DE LONDRES/ 1851', 'The King Charles VII', the movement signed
37 in. (94 cm.) high; 27 ½ in. (70 cm.) wide; 13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The sculptural group atop the present lot almost certainly depicts the Battle of Castillon. Fought in 1453, the battle was a decisive French victory and is considered to mark the end of the Hundred Years' War. As a result of the battle, the English lost all landholdings in France, except Calais. With some artistic licence, the moment depicted is probably when John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, is struck by a cannon ball, falls and is trapped beneath his horse when a Frenchman, a Francs Archer, recognises him and kills him with a hand-axe.

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