Johannes Christianus Schotel
€ 4500 $ 5193 £ 3886 ¥ 830700 DKK 33633 CHF 4134 NOK 49124 CA$ 7237 HK$ 40692
Verzendt vanuit Nederland
€ 6750 $ 7789 £ 5829 ¥ 1246050 DKK 50450 CHF 6201 NOK 73686 CA$ 10856 HK$ 61038
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.