GERARD, PARIS, CIRCA 1810

Details

AN EMPIRE ORMOLU AND BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK
GERARD, PARIS, CIRCA 1810
CASE: with a putto seated on a cushion reading a book L'art d'aimer DIAL: white enamel dial signed Gérard à Paris MOVEMENT: twin barrel movement with silk suspension and count wheel strike to bell; with pendulum; together with a pair of associated candlesticks, late 19th century
Clock: 14½ in. (36.8 cm.) high; 8½ in. (21.6 cm.) wide; 6¼ in. (15.7 cm.) deep (3)

Provenance

This clock is illustrated in the sketchbook of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A., when purchased in 1927.
The clock also appears in Professor Richardson's visual inventory of 1957.