Lotto 1338* - A184 Arti decorative - giovedì, 22. marzo 2018, 10h00
LARGE MANTEL CLOCK "AU TEMPLE D'EGYPTE",
Directoire/Empire, the dial signed VAILLANT A PARIS (Louis Jacques Vaillant, maître 1787), Paris ca. 1800/10.
Matte and polished gilt bronze and patinated bronze. Enamel dial with the hours in Roman numerals and the minutes in Arabic numerals. 2 fine, pierced hands. Anchor movement, striking the 1/2-hour on bell. Exquisite mounts and applications designed as a Taurian bull, sphinxes, Horus emblems and Canopic jars.
35.5x15.5x62 cm.
Provenance:
- from a French collection.
Ref.: J.D. Augarde, Les ouvriers du Temps, Geneva 1996; p. 4047 (biogr. information). H.L. Tardy, Dictionnaire des horlogers français, Paris 1974; p. 625 (biogr. information).
- from a French collection.
Ref.: J.D. Augarde, Les ouvriers du Temps, Geneva 1996; p. 4047 (biogr. information). H.L. Tardy, Dictionnaire des horlogers français, Paris 1974; p. 625 (biogr. information).
CHF 18 000 / 28 000 | (€ 18 560 / 28 870)
Venduto per CHF 18 500 (incl. premio)