A Directoire ormolu and patinated bronze 'Au Bon Savage' mantel clock circa 1800, dial signed à Paris

Dial with some small chips to the enamel to the winding holes. Marble base with some very minor chips and abrasions mainly to edges and corners. Patinated bronze with extensive rubbing to the high points of the body of the wolf. Ormolu with some rubbing, surface dirt, and oxidation. Clock lacking backplate.
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This very rare model, with its juxtaposition of dark patinated bronze and ormolu, is closely related to the series of 'Au bon sauvage' clocks, which enjoyed great popularity in the late eighteenth century. Many 'au bon sauvage' clocks depict allegorical figures, often representative of a continent, while this one references the myth of the foundation of Rome through the depiction of Romulus and Remus with the She-wolf. A clock of this model from the Teets Collection was sold Sotheby's New York, November 18, 2011, lot 78.