Maison Boudet A LARGE LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE AND BLEU TURQUIN MARBLE FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK Paris, circa 1895, cast from Beurdeley workshop master models

surmounted by an enfant à la cage after the model by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, the underside of the war trophy mount incised BY and numbered P68, the enamel clock dial with faded signature Boudet/Paris/...Vendome and the twin train movement impressed with the Vincenti pastille.

Overall in good condition. The enfant figure with some light rubbing and a scratch on the back of his right shoulder measuring approximately 1/2 in in length. The clock is lacking the glass on its visit door, but retains the acanthus leaf cast frame. The marble is in very good condition with only a few very minute edge nicks. The gilt bronze also in overall good condition, with light surface scratches, rubbing, scattered oxidation points and surface dirt in crevices consistent with age.
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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Following the closure of the Beurdeley workshop in 1895, two auctions of its contents took place March 6-8 and May 27-28.  It is now recorded that Paul Sormani, Henry Vian and Maison Boudet among others purchased bronze master models and thus continued the production of the celebrated eighteenth-century models using Beurdeley’s skillfully rendered molds.  This usage explains the presence of the BY mark and serial number on the present clock.  Sormani exhibited this clock model in 1899 Exposition Franco-Russe de St-Pertersburg, the last international exhibition of the nineteenth century at which Maison Boudet also exhibited.