Lot 5374* ♣ - ibid154 Works of Art, Decorative Arts & European Ceramics - online only - Tuesday, 23. September 2025, 9.30 AM
PARLOR PENDULUM CLOCK WITH BOULLE MARQUETRY
Louis XIV/Régence, Paris, 1720–1730. The movement is signed LeSueur (probably Gervais Le Sueur, mentioned in Paris, ca. 1730).
Wooden case with red/brown tortoiseshell and engraved brass-inlaid Boulle marquetry in the form of flower vases, angels, birds, arabesques, and tendrils. Rich gilt bronze fittings in the shape of decorative friezes, foliate scrolls, shells, and masks. Trapezoidal, architecturally designed case with arched pediment and recessed top. The corner posts are scrolled at the bottom and rest on reclining bronze horses with saddlecloths. On a flat plinth with a front saddlecloth and round feet with relief acanthus leaf decoration. The corner posts in the upper section feature allegorical hermae pilasters with an emperor, Hebe, Concordia, and Night as half-figures. Door bronze in the form of the armored female figure of war “Bellona” between two captured Turkish warriors. One is armored and kneeling on a turban, the other is dressed as a Janissary. Relief bronze dial with white enamel cartouches, Roman hours. Movement converted to lever escapement and half-hour strike on bell. Pendulum and key are missing.
58 × 22 × 83.5 cm.
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Provenance:
The door bronze depicting two bound Turkish warriors refers to the Turkish-Imperial War, which was fought by Prince Eugene of Savoy and ended with the Peace of Passarowitz in 1718.
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Conditionreport:
- Pendulum missing<br>- Case with a few minor losses<br>- Going train and striking mechanism currently in working order, but require revision<br>- Movement modified CHF 4 000 / 5 000 | (€ 4 120 / 5 150)
Sold for CHF 7 500 (including buyer's premium)