Style New York: Silver, Ceramics, Furniture
Style New York: Silver, Ceramics, Furniture
Property from the New York Homes of Patricia Altschul, Designed by Mario Buatta
A Louis XV Gilt Bronze and Gilt Metal Mantel Clock, Circa 1750
Lot Closed
April 21, 06:55 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the New York Homes of Patricia Altschul, Designed by Mario Buatta
A Louis XV Gilt Bronze and Gilt Metal Mantel Clock, Circa 1750
the white enamelled dial signed Mayer a Paris, with associated non-striking lever escapement movement, hands replaced
height 18 in.; width 11 ¾ in.; depth 6 in.
45.7 cm; 29.8 cm; 15.2 cm
André Mavon, Paris, November 1970
Sotheby’s New York, 3 June 2008, lot 60
Sotheby’s New York, 3 June 2008, lot 60
This was an extremely popular model in the mid-18th century and versions are recorded with movements by some of the leading clock-makers of the day, Jean Baptiste Baillon, Jacques Gudin, Noel Baltazar, amongst others. The figure of the elephant and the shape of the rocky base remain fairly consistent suggesting a single bronzier responsible for its manufacture. There are variations as to the ornament surmounting the drum-shaped case which houses the movement. Many, like the present example, are fitted with a chinoiserie figure, others with a monkey. In most cases, the figure of the elephant is executed in patinated bronze, and in rare examples it is entirely executed in gilt bronze, as in the case of the present clock.