M53 French Ormolu and Patinated Urn Clock

M53 French Ormolu and Patinated Urn Clock

Price: € 6750

Offered by Van Brug Collection



M53 French Ormolu and Patinated Urn Clock M53 French Ormolu and Patinated Urn Clock M53 French Ormolu and Patinated Urn Clock M53 French Ormolu and Patinated Urn Clock M53 French Ormolu and Patinated Urn Clock M53 French Ormolu and Patinated Urn Clock

A superb French Empire patinated and ormolu urn clock. The patinated urn form top and pedestal base are adorned with several well-cast and finished mounts that include flanking winged female terms, a pair of dolphins with intertwined tails supporting a trident, mercury and animal feet. The well-lettered white porcelain dial has Roman numerals for the hours, Arabic numbers for the fifteen-minute marks, an engine turned bezel and engraved ormolu hands. The time and strike eight-day movement has the fast slow out the front, still retains the original silk-thread suspension and strikes the hours and half-hours on a bell.

Literature: Elke Niehüser, “Die Französische Bronzeuhr”, pg.61 where the bronzer is identified as Claude Galle.

Origin
France
Period
1815
Reference
100-175
Sizes
40 cm

Offered by

Van Brug Collection

Hoofdstraat 35
8162 AB Epe
The Netherlands

+31 (0)612966627
http://www.vanbrugcollection.eu

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