A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK DEPICTING THE FIGURE OF ACHILLES , PERRIN, PARIS. SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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The Decorative Arts Sale

Amsterdam

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22 - 23 September 2009

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Lot 474

A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK DEPICTING THE FIGURE OF ACHILLES

PERRIN, PARIS. SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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EUR 7,500

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EUR 6,000 - EUR 8,000

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A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK DEPICTING THE FIGURE OF ACHILLES
PERRIN, PARIS. SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The patinated bronze figure flanking the rectangular clock case with white enamel chapter ring signed PERRIN B^d Bⁿ^e NOUVELLE, No 19, the case with allegorical symbols and relief cast scenes depicting the history of Achilles, the base on claw feet, eight-day twin barrel movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike on bell; pendulum
65 cm. high overall; the bronze figure 48 cm. high
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Lot Essay

Achilles is a legendary Greek hero and the central character of Homers' Iliad. The relief cast panels on this clock are depicting two non-Homeric themes concerning his upbringing and his death, the first scene represents Thetis dipping Achilles, making his body invulnerable except for his heel by which she held him, the central panel to the plinth is depicting Achilles and the King of Troy.

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Lot 474

A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK DEPICTING THE FIGURE OF ACHILLES

PERRIN, PARIS. SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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‘Astonishing for its overarching quality’ — The Eric Albada Jelgersma Collection

Exquisite craftsmanship and ‘perfectly beautiful objects’

Collecting guide: 18th-century French cabinet-makers

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Deconstructed: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak A-series, ref. 5402ST

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Lot 474

A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK DEPICTING THE FIGURE OF ACHILLES

PERRIN, PARIS. SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Recommended features

‘Astonishing for its overarching quality’ — The Eric Albada Jelgersma Collection

Exquisite craftsmanship and ‘perfectly beautiful objects’

Collecting guide: 18th-century French cabinet-makers

The A-Z of furniture: Terminology to know when buying at auction

Deconstructed: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak A-series, ref. 5402ST

The tastemaker: Mark-Francis Vandelli