Lot 1236* - A212 Decorative Arts - jeudi, 27. mars 2025, 13h30
MANTEL CLOCK WITH WINGED LION MONOPODS
Empire style, Paris, circa 1805. After a design by Charles Percier (1764–1838), the case by Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751–1843), the movement by Louis Moinet (1758–1877).
Sandstone core covered with “Griotte Rouge” marble and finely chased, gilt bronze. The case has a slightly tapered rectangular shape, resting on four winged lion monopods. White enamel dial with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes, bronze bezel decorated with leaf friezes. Signed Thomire P. Cie à Paris and Moinet ainé Hger. Parisian movement with ruby bearings and half-hour strike on bell. The pendulum with thread suspension, pendulum length adjustable via a screw above the dial.
22 × 16 × 31 cm.
Provenance:
Private collection, Germany.
Literature:
Dial with scratches. Minimal chips to the Griotte Rouge marble. Loss to the front glass. Bronze ornamentation minimally incomplete. One front foot repaired.
This pendulum clock with a case designed like an antique altar is based on the designs of the Parisian architect and interior decorator Charles Percier; cf. a drawing by Percier from 1798, which comes from a sketchbook by Delafontaine and is kept in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rennes (illustrated in Hans Ottomeyer/Peter Pröschel: Vergoldete Bronzen.
Munich 1986, vol. 1, p. 342, nos. 5.5.2 and 5.5.3).
A few versions that relate to this design exist. One example is a bisque porcelain pendulum by the Sèvres Manufactory, which is now in the Kassel State Museums (Sabine Thümmler and Hans Ottomeyer (eds.): Geschenkt & gekauft. Die Neuerwerbungen der Staatlichen Museen Kassel 1995–1999. p. 115, no. 59). This pendulum is dated to 1814, but, in comparison to the pendulum on offer and according to the sketch, it has a much richer decoration.
An astonishing parallel can also be drawn to a pendulum by Thomire and Le Sieur in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris (inv. no. 23735), which is dated to 1800-1805. The example in the museum shows the identical clock case in the form of a temple construction with the same gilt bronze applications, also executed in red Griotte marble, which is part of a larger ensemble. The case is flanked by a dark-patinated bronze Apollo and stands on a wide pedestal. The pendulum also has a gabled roof made of gilt bronze on the temple case with Apollo heads at the corners.
This pendulum clock with a case designed like an antique altar is based on the designs of the Parisian architect and interior decorator Charles Percier; cf. a drawing by Percier from 1798, which comes from a sketchbook by Delafontaine and is kept in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rennes (illustrated in Hans Ottomeyer/Peter Pröschel: Vergoldete Bronzen.
Munich 1986, vol. 1, p. 342, nos. 5.5.2 and 5.5.3).
A few versions that relate to this design exist. One example is a bisque porcelain pendulum by the Sèvres Manufactory, which is now in the Kassel State Museums (Sabine Thümmler and Hans Ottomeyer (eds.): Geschenkt & gekauft. Die Neuerwerbungen der Staatlichen Museen Kassel 1995–1999. p. 115, no. 59). This pendulum is dated to 1814, but, in comparison to the pendulum on offer and according to the sketch, it has a much richer decoration.
An astonishing parallel can also be drawn to a pendulum by Thomire and Le Sieur in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris (inv. no. 23735), which is dated to 1800-1805. The example in the museum shows the identical clock case in the form of a temple construction with the same gilt bronze applications, also executed in red Griotte marble, which is part of a larger ensemble. The case is flanked by a dark-patinated bronze Apollo and stands on a wide pedestal. The pendulum also has a gabled roof made of gilt bronze on the temple case with Apollo heads at the corners.
CHF 8 000 / 12 000 | (€ 8 250 / 12 370)
Vendu pour CHF 9 375 (frais inclus)