A Parisian ormolu pendulum clock formed as a figure carrying cotton. - image-1

Lot 1180 Dα

A Parisian ormolu pendulum clock formed as a figure carrying cotton.

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
13.11.2015, 14:30 - Porcelain, Ceramics, Furniture, Bronzes, Carpets
Estimate: 14.000 € - 16.000 €

A Parisian ormolu pendulum clock formed as a figure carrying cotton.

14-day movement, anchor escapement with thread suspension and half-hourly striking to a bell. A Parisian ormolu pendulum clock formed as a figure carrying cotton. The dial signed "Blanc fils Palais Royal". Concentric cracks to the enamel dial. H 36.5 cm.
19th C., modelled by Jean-André Reiche, 1808.

Provenance

Collection Duesberg

Literature

Cf. Niehüser, Die französische Bronzeuhr, Munich 1997, no. 240, the model attributed here.
Cf. also: Tardy, Paris 1969, vol. II, p. 358.