Lot 1230 - A206 Decorative Arts - jeudi, 21. septembre 2023, 10h00
MANTEL CLOCK "À LA BACCHANTE ALLONGÉE"
Empire, Paris, ca. 1815. The dial signed Mesnil à Paris. The bronze probably after a model by Pierre-Philippe Thomire.
Dark patinated bronze, in part gilt. Bacchante reclining on a récamiere. Lush, bacchanalian decoration in the form of panthers, billy goats, panpipes, a tambourine, pitchers, grapes, vines, etc.. On a stepped "Vert de Mer" marble base. White enamel dial. Parisian movement with half hour strike on bell. Movement needs to be checked. 1 key.
51 × 18.5 × 52 cm.
Gilding rubbed. Feet beneath the base probably later.
Provenance: Swiss private property.
Cf. Ottomeyer/Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, vol. I, Munich 1986, fig. 5.11.19, p. 379. The authors refer to the original in the Louvre, in which the reclining bacchante is completely gilt. Other copies can be found in the Fasanerie Palace near Fulda (Eberhard Freiherr Schenk zu Schweinsberg, Schloss Fasanerie, Frankfurt, 1972, p. 70). The authors also refer to a version signed by Pierre-Philippe Thomire (Lit. exhibition catalog Kansas City 1969, No. 127, fig. 98).
Provenance: Swiss private property.
Cf. Ottomeyer/Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, vol. I, Munich 1986, fig. 5.11.19, p. 379. The authors refer to the original in the Louvre, in which the reclining bacchante is completely gilt. Other copies can be found in the Fasanerie Palace near Fulda (Eberhard Freiherr Schenk zu Schweinsberg, Schloss Fasanerie, Frankfurt, 1972, p. 70). The authors also refer to a version signed by Pierre-Philippe Thomire (Lit. exhibition catalog Kansas City 1969, No. 127, fig. 98).
CHF 4 000 / 7 000 | (€ 4 120 / 7 220)
Vendu pour CHF 40 000 (frais inclus)