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Louis XV Gilt Bronze Table Clock by Baillon
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Louis XV Gilt Bronze Table Clock by Baillon
10741 A Louis XV gilt bronze table clock by Jean Baptiste Baillon, the finely chased symmetrical and balloon-shaped case attributed to Cressent or St Germain, topped with a gilded bronze Cupid with two doves, the movement and enamel dial signed by Baillon, the movement inscribed No ‘666’, the hours marked in Roman numerals and the minutes in Arabic, the suspension modified, on a later ebonized and bronze-mounted shaped plinth base in louis XVI style.
Clock 1745, later base
Height: 13.75 ins (35 cms) £8,000
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French Napoleon III Egyptian Granite and Gilt Bronze Mounted Mantel Clock
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French Napoleon III Egyptian Granite and Gilt Bronze Mounted Mantel Clock
10327 A French Napoleon III Egyptian granite and gilt bronze mounted mantel clock in Neoclassical style, the gilt bronze bezel with a painted dial with Roman numerals, standard striking on a bell, the base with scrolling anthemion mount and raised plinth base.
French
1855
Height: 14 ins (35.5 cms)
Width: 10 ins (25.5 cms) £4,000
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Charles X Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Lyre Mantel Clock
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Charles X Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Lyre Mantel Clock
10281 A Charles X gilt bronze and cut glass lyre mantel clock attributed to Escalier de Cristal, the top finial a wreathed mask of Apollo supporting swan-necked mounts, the body hobnail cut on all sides, the 3.5 inch painted dial with Roman numerals and decorated bezel, silk suspension, on a gilt bronze plinth base with tongue and dart decoration, on rectangular block feet. Glass in perfect condition. In full working order.
French
1825
Height: 19.25 ins (49 cms)
Width of base: 7.25 ins (18 cms) £9,000
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Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
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Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
9901 An Empire period gilt bronze mantel clock by Lemoine, the chariot of Telemachus after the model by Jean-Baptiste Boyer, Telemachus shown driving his chariot with two rearing hoses, Athena standing behind holding her shield and spear, the clock movement incorporated into the spoked wheel, and on a plinth base decorated with laurel wreaths and and Jupiter’s eagle and with fasces at each corner. The dial signed by Lemoine, Paris.
French
1810
Width: 19.75 ins (50 cms)
Depth: 5 ins (13 cms)
Height: 18 ins (46 cms) £18,500
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Dutch Burr Walnut Longcase Regulator by Gerrit Rensman of Zwolle
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Dutch Burr Walnut Longcase Regulator by Gerrit Rensman of Zwolle
10025 A fine Dutch burr walnut, Amsterdam longcase clock by Gerrit Rensman of Zwolle, the eight day arched movement with a 13 inch silvered dial with Roman numerals, the corners with spandrels of the seasons against a matted gilt centre with triangular apertures showing engraved day and month characters, a subsidiary seconds dial in the centre and date aperture below together with ringed winding holes, above in the arch, a painted and silvered moon phase with date notation, Dutch striking on two bells, an alarm dial now disconnected.
The arched hood with cresting and fretwork panels surmounted by giltwood Atlas and angel figures, the trunk with canted corners and arched door with glazed lenticle, on a square plinth base with crossbanded side brackets and small bun feet. The dial signed Gerrit Rensman Zwol (sic).
Amsterdam, Zwolle
1735
Height: 112 ins (285 cms)
Width, max: 25.75 ins (65.5cms)
£18,000
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Large French Charles X Mantel Clock by Lenoir-Ravrio
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Large French Charles X Mantel Clock by Lenoir-Ravrio
9967 A large French Charles X mantel clock attributed to Lenoir-Ravrio, the reclining Cleopatra (or Ariadne) on a patinated rockwork base with applied gilt foliage, the 4.5 inch enamelled dial with Roman numerals, striking on a bell with outside count wheel and silk suspension, the back plate signed ‘Charles, Rue Saint Honoré’, on a stepped rectangular plinth base, and resting on lion paw feet.
French
1825
Width: 27 ins (68.5 cms)
Height: 22.75 ins (58 cms)
Depth: 12 ins (30.5 cms) £14,000
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A Large Napoleon III Gilt Bronze and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock by Feuchere and Vittoz
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A Large Napoleon III Gilt Bronze and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock by Feuchere and Vittoz
9665 The Michelangelo Clock by Jean-Jacques Feuchere
A large Napoleon III gilt bronze and patinated bronze mantel clock by Feuchere and Vittoz, with a figure of Michelangelo seated, leaning on the Rebellious Slave and turning to his right with a folio cover inscribed Michel Ange Buonaroti Pittore Scultore e Architetto Fiorentino, the base supported by crouching figures with a garland of fruit on a shaped black marble base. Signed: J Feuchere scpt and Vittoz bronzier. Dark bronze patination; signs of later overpainting and some repair to patination.
1849-1851
French, Paris
Height: 32 ins (81 cms)
Width: 20 ins (51 cms)
Depth: 12.5 ins (32 cms) Sold
Jean Jacques Feuchere came from a distinguished family of Parisian bronze workers. Through his training under the Academic sculptor Jean-Pierre Cortot, he first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1831, winning a 2nd Class Medal in the Salon of 1834. Important commisions for monuments followed at this time; panels for the Arc de Triomphe and St Theresa for the Madeleine church among others, during a period of monumental building projects motivated by King Louis Philippe. Although trained as a Statuaire or figure sculptor, he is most well known for his work in the industrial arts, regarded as a slightly lower achievement. He contributed figures to the legendary surtout de table commissioned for the Duc D’Orleans in 1834, parts of which were coincidentally later bought by Vittoz in 1853 at the auction organised by the state following seizure from the family.
The original model for Michaelangelo was refused for the 1843 salon, following this disappointment he sold the model and all rights to the decorative bronze manufacturer Vittoz. Feuchere was an avid collector of renaissance art, paintings, drawings and works of art, most of his income was spent in this direction. He seems to have had little interest in copyright editions of his work and prefered to sell the models outright, this of course also suited the decorative bronze foundries who could benefit from long production periods without having to share the proceeds.
Vittoz had a well established bronze foundry for over 30 years at this point, but was keen to enter the new arena of trade exhibitions. His first Expo was in Paris in 1849, where among others he exhibited this clock as well as three others after Feuchere but his most well known display was at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. His products are described and illustrated in several editions of the exhibition journal and the Michaelangelo clock is very clearly shown in the illustrated catalogue. The Vittoz business and the rights to all models was sold to a rival company, Labroue, in 1852, allowing us to date this clock to between 1849-1852.
A later version of this clock, an edition signed by Labroue, is in the Louvre Museum
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A Louis XV Gilt Bronze Mounted Kingwood Regulator Clock by Coupson, Paris, Case by Dubois
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A Louis XV Gilt Bronze Mounted Kingwood Regulator Clock by Coupson, Paris, Case by Dubois
9678 A Louis XV gilt bronze mounted kingwood regulator by Coupson, Paris, case by Dubois, the silvered brass dial with Roman numerals, seconds dial and date aperture, with an outer, manual dial for the equation of time (now disconnected,) the shaped hood with gilt bronze bezel above a waisted case with lenticle or window on a tapered plinth base, stamped DUBOIS JME.
Jacques Dubois, (1694-1763,) Maitre 1742
Private Italian collection.
French, Paris.
1745
H: 88 ins (224 cm)
W: 22.75 ins (57.5 cm)
D: 10.75 ins (27.5 cm)
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