ID 1225429
Lot 204 | A DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED PATINATED-BRONZE AND GREEN MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE, CIRCA 1795
The drum flanked by two seated bronze figures resting on a verde antico marble base, the frieze cast in relief depicting frieze depicting goddesses, the rounded plinth adorned with chimerae and a central medallion, on tapering feet, the dial with Roman hours and Arabic minute intervals, inscribed 'Maniere a Paris', the twin barrel movement with 'tic-tac' escapement, silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell
19 ¾ in. (50 cm.) high; 24 ¾ in. (63 cm.) wide; 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) deep
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Art style: | Neoclassicism, Old Masters |
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Art style: | Neoclassicism, Old Masters |
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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