AN EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK

Lot 211
17.04.2024 14:00UTC -05:00
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Starting price
$ 7 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 1177092
Lot 211 | AN EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
$ 7 000 – 10 000
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK

BY PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE, CIRCA 1810

The case with elaborate appliques of wreaths, scales, rosettes and anthemion leaves, corner mounts of torches supported by eagles on a stepped base with paw feet, the bezel with guilloche laurel leaf and beaded borders enclosing chapter ring with engraved center of sunburst and scales, and engraved hands, the movement with anchor escapement thread, suspended pendulum striking the hours by means of a count-wheel, the case signed 'Thomire À Paris', the movement signed 'L. Moine A Paris'

15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) high, 8 ¾ in. (22 ½ in.) wide, 6 ¾ in. (17 ½ cm.) deep





Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 29 April 1992, lot 281.
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