A Parisian ormolu pendulum clock - image-1

Lot 1161 Dα

A Parisian ormolu pendulum clock

Auction 1117 - overview Cologne
16.11.2018, 16:30 - Selected Works of Art
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 12.400 € (incl. premium)

A Parisian ormolu pendulum clock

Fire-gilt bronze with enamel dial and blackened iron hands. 14-day running with thread suspension and half-hourly strike to a gong. A rare clock with a figure of Harlequin holding a clock and gesturing towards the little bird that peeps out of it. The door engraved "L´artiste du jour". The dial inscribed "à Paria". Gilding of the base slightly worn, the dial cracked, older restored chips around the winding holes. H 36, W 24.5 cm.
Circa 1820 - 30.

Literature

This model on the cover of: Negretti/de Vecchi, Faszination Uhr, Munich 1996.