Lot 109
  • 109

A Directoire Paris porcelain Mantel clock circa 1800, Guerhard & Dihl

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Schmit recorded working in Paris, Rue Martin 1800-1810
  • Height 12 1/2 in.; width 19 in.
  • 32 cm; 48 cm
the white enameled dial inscribed Schmit a Paris, the rectangular case flanked by infant scholars, surmounted by a Wedgwood-style urn and raised on an elliptical base inset with Wedgewood-style plaques.



Stencilled on the back in black: MANUF de MM Guerhard & Dihl a Paris



 

Condition

No key; no pendulum. Ormolu mounts with wear consistent with age and not recently cleaned. Porcelain case in good overall condition with some old marks and wear.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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Catalogue Note

An identical clock with yellow elliptical base, different decoration to the square case housing the movement, with identical Wedgwood-style urn and frieze plaques,and identical ormolu border and feet, also with a movement by Schmit, formerly with Maurice Ségoura, Paris, is illustrated, P. Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française, Paris, 1997, p. 342.