An ormolu pendulum clock flanked by burnished bronze karyatids. - image-1
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Lot 1169 Dα

An ormolu pendulum clock flanked by burnished bronze karyatids.

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
13.11.2015, 14:30 - Porcelain, Ceramics, Furniture, Bronzes, Carpets
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 12.400 € (incl. premium)
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An ormolu pendulum clock flanked by burnished bronze karyatids.

The 14-day movement flattened to the base, with anchor escapement, thread suspension and half-hourly striking to a bell. An ormolu pendulum clock flanked by burnished bronze karyatids. Engraved to the back of the socle "THOMIRE A PARIS", signed to the dial "à Paris". Minimal scratches to the enamel and chips around the winding holes. H 57, W 36 cm.
The bronze Pierre-Philippe Thomire, ca. 1770, the movement Paris.

Literature

Illus. in: Niehüser, Die französische Bronzeuhr, Munich 1997, no. 338.
Cf. also: Tardy, Paris 1969, vol. II, p. 252, a further example on a marble base.