Lot 1201* - A198 Decorative Arts - jeudi, 30. septembre 2021, 13h00
MANTEL CLOCK "AFRICAN WITH BARREL"
Directory / Empire, Paris ca. 1800/10. The design by J.A. Reiche (Jean-André Reiche, active ca. 1810/20), the dial inscribed: à Paris.
Matte and polished gilt bronze, in part painted black. The figure of a man is rolling the barrel-shaped case. Applied decoration: palm fronds, pieces of luggage, exotic birds and anchors as symbols for overseas trading. White enamel dial. Parisian movement, striking the 1/2-hour on bell. Key missing.
28 x 11 x 33 cm.
Trigger for the striking mechanism requires repair. Gilding rubbed.
An identical clock by J.A. Reiche can be found in the Musée d'Aquitaine, under the following description and inventory number: Pendule «au nègre», modèle de Jean-André Reiche, époque Empire, bronze doré et patiné, 33x27, Inv. No. 2009.4.1.
An identical clock from the Collection Pascal Izarn is depicted in: Pierre Kjellberg. Encyclopédie de la pendule Française. Paris 1997. p. 344,Ill. B.
A clock by Jean André-Reiche, the so-called "Portefaix" model, has similar applications on the base (cf. Elke Niehüser. Die Französische Bronzeuhr. Munich 1997, p. 149, Ill. 149).
An identical clock by J.A. Reiche can be found in the Musée d'Aquitaine, under the following description and inventory number: Pendule «au nègre», modèle de Jean-André Reiche, époque Empire, bronze doré et patiné, 33x27, Inv. No. 2009.4.1.
An identical clock from the Collection Pascal Izarn is depicted in: Pierre Kjellberg. Encyclopédie de la pendule Française. Paris 1997. p. 344,Ill. B.
A clock by Jean André-Reiche, the so-called "Portefaix" model, has similar applications on the base (cf. Elke Niehüser. Die Französische Bronzeuhr. Munich 1997, p. 149, Ill. 149).
CHF 8 000 / 12 000 | (€ 8 250 / 12 370)
Vendu pour CHF 9 375 (frais inclus)
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