Lot 296
  • 296

Very Fine and Rare Classical Ormolu Mantel Clock featuring a figure of George Washington made for the American market, works by Jean-Baptiste Dubuc, Paris, France, circa 1815

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • gilt bronze
  • Height 16 in. by Width 10 3/8 in. by Depth 4 3/8 in.
Dial inscribed Dubuc/ Rue Michel-le-Comte No.33/ A. Paris, inscription below face reads WASHINGTON / The First in War, First in PEACE, And in his COUNTRYMEN' HEARTS.

Condition

Bell possibly replaced; tarnishing to fire gilt; loss to fire gilt.
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