Lot 219
  • 219

An Empire ormolu and patinated "au bon savage" mantel clock circa 1808

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description

  • bronze, enamel, steel
  • height 14 1/4 in.; width 12 1/4 in.; depth 4 1/2 in.
  • 36.5 cm; 31.5 cm; 11.5 cm

Condition

Dial with minor chips to enamel. With some oxidation, light surface dirt and rubbing; not extensive. Lacking back plate. One applied ormolu ornament on front loose, with area around it with some scratches and rubbing. In good condition.
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Catalogue Note

Symbolizing maritime trade, this clock is after a design by Michel dating from 1808. Two clocks of this model are now in the Musée Duesberg, Mons, Belgium. For variations on this model, see Pierre Kjellberg, Encyclopedie de la pendule française du moyen age au XXe siècle, 1997, p. 343, fig. a, b and c. A clock of this model was sold The Collection of Craig Wright, Sotheby's New York, September 30, 2011, lot 139.