Clocks and Barometers

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Clocks and Barometers
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127. Long-case Clock (regufateur)
126. Newel Post
Paris, circa 1680-1690
Paris, circa 1735
Painted and gilded iron
Case attributed to Andre-Charles Boulle;
Height: 2 ft. n /s i n . (90.5 cm); W i d t h :
the movement by A n t o i n e I Gaudron
5
11 Vx i n . (29.2 cm); Depth: 1 ft. 3% i n .
O a k veneered w i t h tortoiseshell, ebony,
(40 cm)
brass, and pewter; gilt-bronze mounts; glass
Accession number 7 9 . D H . 1 6 4
Inscribed Gaudron Ataris on clock face and
movement and Solem Audet Dicere Falsum
P R O V E N A N C E
A . Gignoux, Paris; purchased by J. Paul
Getty, circa 1950.
(It dares the sun to tell a lie) o n face.
Height: 8 ft. 1V16 i n . (246.5 cm); W i d t h :
ι ft. 67A i n . (48 cm); D e p t h : 7Yz i n . (19 cm)
Accession number 8 8 . D B . I 6
P R O V E N A N C E
[Jeanne Durier, Paris, circa 1945]; private
collection, Burgundy, from 1948-1988;
[Alain M o a t t i , Paris].
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
125
"Acquisitions/1988," GettyMusJ ij (1989),
no. 66, p. 140, illus.; Handbook 1991,
125 Wall Light
p. 160, illus.
Lorraine (Nancy), circa 1700
Bois de Sainte-Lucie (cerasus mahaleB)
Height: 2 /i6 i n . (6.5 cm); W i d t h :
9
ι ft. io /8 i n . (59.5 cm); D e p t h : 8/4 i n .
5
128. Model for a Mantel Clock
(21 cm)
Paris, circa 1700
Accession number 85.DH.284
Terracotta; enameled metal plaques
P R O V E N A N C E
Height: 2 ft. 7 i n . (78.7 cm); W i d t h :
[Neidhardt Antiquitäten G m b H , M u n i c h ,
ι ft. 8 Κ i n . (52.1 cm); D e p t h : 9 / 2 i n .
(24.2 cm)
1985].
Accession number 7 2 . D B . 5 2
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
"Acquisitions/1985," GettyMusJ14
(1986),
P R O V E N A N C E
[Dalva Brothers, Inc., N e w York]; pur­
no. 190, p. 242, illus.
chased by J. Paul Getty.
126
F R E N C H
C L O C K S
E X H I B I T I O N S
New York, T h e Metropolitan Museum
o f A r t , Magnificent
Time-Keepers, January
1971-March 1972, no. 67.
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
Wilson, Clocks, no. 1, pp. 8 - 1 1 , illus.;
Wilson, Selections, no. 7, pp. 14-15, illus.;
Handbook 1986, p. 149, illus.; Verlet, Les
Bronzes, p. 164, illus. p. 164, fig. 200; C. E.
Zonneyville-Heyning, "Gilden," Visuele
Künsten: Kunstgeschiedenis
van de nieuwe
tijd^ (1989), p. 44, illus.; Handbook 1991,
p. 161, illus.
129
129. Wall Clock (pendule d'akove)
Paris, circa 1710
Case attributed to Andre-Charles Boulle
G i l t bronze; blue painted horn; enameled
metal; glass
Label on back inked Vernon House, Staircase.
Height: 2 ft. 4 i n . (71.1 cm); W i d t h : 11 % i n .
(28.6 cm); Depth: 454 i n . (11.4 cm)
Accession number 7 3 . D B . 7 4
I2
128
7
83
84
F R E N C H
C L O C K S
P R O V E N A N C E
(sold, Christie s, L o n d o n , M a r c h n - 1 2 ,
Charles W i l l i a m , 2nd L o r d H i l l i n g d o n ,
1829, l o t 103, to [Samuel Fogg, L o n d o n ] ) ;
Vernon House, L o n d o n ; Charles, 4 t h L o r d
H e n r y George Brownlow, 4th Marquess o f
H i l l i n g d o n , by descent (sold, Christie's,
Exeter (sold, Christie's, L o n d o n , June 7-8,
London, June 29,1972, lot 56); [French
1888, lot 261, to [Charles Davis, L o n d o n ] ) ;
and Co., N e w York, 1972]; purchased by
Cornelius Vanderbilt I I (1843-1899), T h e
J. Paul Getty.
Breakers, N e w p o r t , Rhode Island, by (?) the
1890s; Alice Vanderbilt (1846-1934, wife o f
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
Cornelius Vanderbilt I I ) , The Breakers,
W i l s o n , Chcks, no. 3, pp. 18-21, illus.
N e w p o r t , Rhode Island; Gladys M o o r e
Vanderbilt (Countess Laszlo Széchényi,
1886-1965), by descent (sold by her heirs i n
130. Long-case Musical Clock
1971 to [Rosenberg and Stiebel, Inc., N e w
Paris, circa 1712
York]); [French and Co., N e w York, 1971];
Movement by Jean-Francois Dominicé;
purchased by J. Paul Getty, 1971.
musical movement by M i c h e l Stollenwerck;
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
movement repaired and dial and hands
W i l s o n , Clocks, no. 5, pp. 26-33, illus.;
replaced by Pierre-Bazile Lepaute; case and
Jean-Nérée Ronfort, "André-Charles Boulle:
stand attributed to Andre-Charles Boulle;
D i e Bronzearbeiten u n d seine Werkstatt i m
grill under dial and some mounts after
Louvre," Vergoldete Bronzen: Die
drawings by Gilles-Marie Oppenordt
beiten des Spätbarock
Oak veneered w i t h brass and red painted
Hans Ottomeyer and Peter Pröschel, eds.
tortoiseshell; enameled metal; bronze
( M u n i c h , 1986), v o l . 2, p. 491.
mounts; glass
Movement engraved J.F. Dominicé
Bronzear­
und Klassizismus,
JParis
and Fait par Stollenwerck dans I'abbaye St.
German ä Paris; dial engraved
LEPAUTE.
131. Pedestal Clock
Height: 8 ft. 7 i n . (261.6 cm); W i d t h :
Paris, circa 1715-1720
3 ft. Vx i n . (92.7 cm); D e p t h : 1 ft. 3 i n .
Case attributed to André-Charles Boulle;
(38.1 cm)
movement by Julien I I Le Roy
Accession number 7 2 . D B . 4 0
O a k veneered w i t h tortoiseshell, ebony, and
brass; enameled metal plaques; gilt-bronze
P R O V E N A N C E
mounts; glass
(?) Vincent Donjeux, Paris (sold, Paris,
Movement engraved Karel Solle
A p r i l 29,1793, lot 562); Peter Burreil, ist
L o r d G w y d i r (1754-1820); by descent to
Peter Burrell, 2nd L o r d G w y d i r (1782-1865)
1846and
486p as well as Julien Leroy on backplate;
130
enamel plaque painted JULIEN
LE ROY.
F R E N C H
Height: 9 ft. 4 i n . (284.5
c m
C L O C K S
) ; Width:
2 ft. 3 /8 i n . (69.5 cm); D e p t h : 1 ft. 1 i n .
3
(33 cm)
Accession number 7 4 . D B . 1
P R O V E N A N C E
English collection, nineteenth century; the
Duke o f Medinaceli, Spain; [Smolen, Paris,
circa 1962]; [Manuel Gonzales LopezGarcia, Galeria Velasquez, M a d r i d , circa
1965]; [French and Co., N e w York, 1972];
purchased by J. Paul Getty.
E X H I B I T I O N S
M a d r i d , Sociedad Española de Amigos
del Arte, El reloj en arte, May-June 1965,
no. 10, illus.
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
Luis Montañés, " U n péndulo desconocido
de Julien Le Roy," Dersa (July 1967), no. 34,
pp. 8-16, illus. p. 1; Geoffrey de Bellaigue,
The James A. de Rothschild Collection at
Waddesdon Manor: Furniture, Clocks and
Gilt Bronzes, v o l . 1 (Fribourg, 1974), p. 54;
132
Wilson, Clocks, no. 2, pp. 12-17, illus.; The
Country Life International
Dictionary
of
Clocks, Alan Smith, ed. (New York, 1979),
132. Mantel Clock
Paris, circa 1715-1725
p. 87, fig. 7; Luis Montañés, Relojes en ABC
Case attributed to Andre-Charles Boulle;
(1983), pp. 96-99; W i l s o n , Selections, no. 9,
movement by Paul G u d i n , called G u d i n
pp. 18-19, illus.; Handbook 1986, p. 150,
lejeune; figure o f Chronos after a model by
illus.; Verlet, Les Bronzes, p. 114, caption to
Fran9ois Girardon
fig. 141.
O a k veneered w i t h tortoiseshell, blue
painted horn, brass, and ebony; enameled
metal; gilt-bronze mounts; glass
Movement engraved Gudin lejeune A*arts;
dial painted GUDIN
131
LE
JEUNEJPARIS.
85
86
F R E N C H
C L O C K S
AND
B A R O M E T E R S
Height: 3 ft. 3% i n . (100.9
c m
) ; Width:
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
ι ft. 6/8 i n . (46 cm); D e p t h : 11% i n .
Eveline Schlumberger, "Caffiéri, le bronzier
(28.6 cm)
de Louis X V , " Connaisance des arts ( M a y
Accession number 72.DB.55
1965), illus. p. 83; W i l s o n , Clocks, no. 6,
pp. 34-37, illus.; Gerard Mabille, Le Style
P R O V E N A N C E
LouisXV(Paris,
C o u n t János Pálffy (sold, Bad Pistyan,
1978), p. 175, illus.; O t t o ­
meyer and Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen,
Czechoslovakia, June 30,1924, lot 285);
p. 112, fig. 2.3.4.
[Etienne Levy, Paris, 1971]; [French and Co.,
N e w York]; purchased by J. Paul Getty.
E X H I B I T I O N S
134. Barometer on Bracket
Paris, H o t e l George V, Haute Joaillerie de
Paris, circa 1740
France, June 1971; N e w York, The Frick
Collection, French Clocks in North
Clock case attributed to Charles Cressent;
American
bracket attributed to Jean-Joseph de
Collections, November 1982-January 1983,
Saint-Germain; movement by Digue
no. 38, p. 45, illus. p. 46.
G i l t bronze; enameled metal; w o o d carcass;
glass
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
W i l s o n , Clocks, no. 4, pp. 22-25, illus.; The
D i a l painted DIGUE
Country Life International
Height: 4 ft. 2 i n . (127 cm); W i d t h :
Dictionary
of
Clocks, A l a n Smith, ed. ( N e w York, 1979),
A
PARIS.
ι ft. 5 / 2 i n . (44.3 cm); Depth: 7% i n .
p. 90, fig. 6; Ottomeyer and Pröschel,
(18.4 cm)
Vergoldete Bronzen, p. 40, fig. 1.2.5.
Accession number 71.DB.116
P R O V E N A N C E
133
133. Wall Clock (pendule de
repetition)
[Duveen Brothers, N e w York]; A n n a
T h o m s o n Dodge, Rose Terrace, Grosse
Paris, circa 1735-1740
Pointe Farms, M i c h i g a n (sold, Christie's,
Case attributed to Charles Cressent; move­
L o n d o n , June 24,1971, lot 40 [together
ment by Jean-Jacques Fieffé pere
P R O V E N A N C E
w i t h no. 139 i n this book]); purchased at
G i l t bronze; enameled metal; w o o d carcass;
Baron Mayer Alphonse de Rothschild,
that sale by J. Paul Getty.
glass
Chateau de Ferneres, Tarn; Baron Edouard
D i a l painted FIEFFE
DELOBSERVATOIR;
movement engraved Fieffé A*aris.
Height: 4 ft. 4 / 2 i n . (133.3
c m
) ; Width:
de Rothschild, Chateau de Ferneres, by
descent; Baron G u y de Rothschild, Chateau
de Ferneres (sold, Sotheby's, London,
2 ft. 2 / 2 i n . (67.3 cm); D e p t h : 5 /s i n .
November 24,1972, lot 7); purchased at
(14.4 cm)
that sale by J. Paul Getty.
5
Accession number 7 2 . D B . 8 9
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
Duveen and Co., A Catalogue of Works of
Art of the Eighteenth Century in the Collection
of Anna Thomson Dodge (Detroit, 1933),
non-paginated entry, illus.; Theodore D e l l ,
F R E N C H
CLOCKS
P R O V E N A N C E
[Jacques Kugel, Paris, 1980].
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
W i l s o n , "Acquisitions 1981," no. 2,
pp. 66-71, illus.; W i l s o n , Selections, no. 13,
pp. 26-27, illus.; Handbook 1986, p. 154,
illus. p. 155; Handbook 1991, p. 168, illus.
p. 169.
136. Mantel Clock
Paris, circa 1742
Movement by Julien I I Le Roy; enamel dial
by Antoine-Nicolas Martiniére
G i l t bronze; enameled metal; glass
135
35. Wall Clock (pendule d alcove)
y
Paris and Chantilly manufactory, circa 1740
Movement by Charles Voisin
Soft-paste porcelain; gilt bronze; enameled
134
metal; glass
Movement engraved C^
s
"The Gilt-Bronze Cartel Clocks o f Charles
Cressent," Burlington Magazine 109 (April
1967), pp. 210-217; W i l s o n , Clocks, nos. 8-9
( w i t h no. 139 i n this book), pp. 45-51, illus.;
Ottomeyer and Pröschel, Vergoldete
Bronzen, p. 79, illus. fig. 1.12.7.
Voisin JParis.
and dial painted CHARLES
VOISIN
¿PARIS
Height: 2 ft. 5Κ i n . (74.9 cm); W i d t h :
ι ft. 2 i n . (35.6 cm); D e p t h 4 /s i n . (11.1 cm)
3
Accession number 8 I . D B . 8 I
136
87
88
F R E N C H
C L O C K S
D i a l painted JULI EN. LE ROY. .DE LA.
SO CIÉ TÉ DES ARTS;
movement engraved
138. Planisphere Clock
P R O V E N A N C E
Sold anonymously, Christie's, London,
Paris, circa 1745-1749
on back Julien Le Roy Ataris-, dial enameled
July 15,1971, lot 21; [French and Co., N e w
Case attributed to Jean-Pierre Latz; move-
on reverse a.n. martiniere 1742.
York]; purchased by J. Paul Getty.
ment (now missing) by Alexandre Fortier
Height: 1 ft. 6Vs i n . (46 cm); W i d t h :
ι ft. 4 i n . (32.4 cm); D e p t h : 8/8 i n .
3
(20.6 cm)
O a k veneered w i t h kingwood; bronze
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
W i l s o n , Clocks, no. 10, pp. 52-55, illus.; The
Country Life Lnternational Dictionary of
Accession number 7 9 . D B . 4
Clocks, Alan Smith, ed. (New York, 1979),
p. 237, fig. 2; Ottomeyer and Pröschel,
P R O V E N A N C E
D i a l engraved Lnventepar
A.
FORTIER;
mounts o f lower sections stamped w i t h
the crowned C f o r 1745-1749.
Height: 9 ft. 3 i n . (282 cm); W i d t h : 3 ft. Vx i n .
Vergoldete Bronzen, p. 114, fig. 2.5.2.
[Jacques Kugel, Paris, 1978].
mounts; glass; gilt paper
(92.7 cm); D e p t h : 1 ft. 3Vx i n . (39.5 cm)
Accession number 7 4 . D B . 2
E X H I B I T I O N S
N e w York, T h e Frick Collection, French
Clocks in North American
P R O V E N A N C E
Collections,
Baron Gustave de Rothschild, Paris; Charles
November 1982-January 1983, no. 52, p. 58,
Davis (sold, Christie's, L o n d o n , June 29,
illus. p. 13.
1906, lot 132, for £577 to Stettiner); Maurice
Ephrussi, Paris (offered for sale, Galerie
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
W i l s o n , "Acquisitions 1977 to m i d 1979,"
Georges Petit, M a y 22,1911, lot 63, [?]
no. 14, pp. 50-52, illus.
bought i n ) ; (sold, "Property o f a Lady o f
T i t l e , " Sotheby's, L o n d o n , November 24,
1972, lot 34); [Rosenberg and Stiebel, Inc.,
N e w York, 1974]; purchased by J. Paul Getty.
137 Wall Clock
Paris, circa 1747
E X H I B I T I O N S
Case by Jacques Caffieri; movement by
N e w York, T h e M e t r o p o l i t a n M u s e u m o f
Julien I I Le Roy; enamel dial by A n t o i n e -
A r t , The Grand Gallery, C I N O A , October
Nicolas Martiniere
1974-January 1975, no. 44.
G i l t bronze; enameled metal; glass
Case engraved fait par
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
Cafferi and stamped
W i l s o n , Clocks, no. 7, pp. 38-43, illus.;
w i t h the crowned C for 1745-1749. D i a l
inscribed JULIEN-LE-ROY-
W i l s o n , Selections, no. 18, p. 36-37, illus.;
and on reverse
Verlet, Les Bronzes, p. 115, illus.
a. n. Martiniere Privilegié Du Roi 1747.
Movement engraved Julien Le RoyA?aris.
Height: 2 ft. 6Vx i n . (77.5 cm); W i d t h :
ι ft. 4 i n . (40.6 cm); D e p t h : 4Vx i n . (11.4 cm)
Accession number 7 2 . D B . 4 5
137
F R E N C H
C L O C K S
139. Clock on Bracket
Paris, circa 1758
Movement by Jean Romilly; clock case
attributed to Charles Cressent; bracket by
Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain
Gilt bronze; enameled metal; w o o d carcass;
glass
Bracket stamped ST. GERMAIN;
movement
engraved and dial painted Romilly A?aris;
one spring inscribed for W i l l i a m I I Blakey
and dated 1758; all gilt-bronze elements
stamped Eon reverse.
Height: 4 ft. 2 i n . (127 cm); W i d t h :
ι ft. 5 4 i n . (45.1 cm); Depth: 7% i n .
3
(18.4 cm)
Accession number 71.DB.115
P R O V E N A N C E
George Jay G o u l d , Georgian Court, Lakewood, N e w Jersey; [Duveen Brothers,
N e w York]; A n n a T h o m s o n Dodge, Rose
Terrace, Grosse Pointe Farms, M i c h i g a n
(sold, Christies, L o n d o n , June 24,1971,
lot 40 [together w i t h no. 134 i n this book]);
purchased at that sale by J. Paul Getty.
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
Duveen and Co., A Catalogue of Works of
Art of the Eighteenth Century in the Collection
of Anna Thomson Dodge (Detroit, 1933),
non-paginated entry, illus.; Theodore Dell,
"The Gilt-Bronze Cartel Clocks o f Charles
Cressent," Burlington Magazine 109 (April
138
1967), pp. 210-217; Wilson, Clocks, nos. 8-9
(with no. 134 i n this book), pp. 45-51, illus.;
Ottomeyer and Pröschel, Vergoldete
Bronzen, p. 79, fig. 1.12.7.
139
89
90
F R E N C H
C L O C K S
P R O V E N A N C E
Sold, "Property o f a Nobleman," Christie's,
London, July 5,1973, lot 31; purchased at
that sale by J. Paul Getty.
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
W i l s o n , Clocks, no. 11, pp. 56-59, illus.
141
Wall Clock on Bracket
Paris, circa 1764
Movement by Lapina; case by Antoine
Foullet
Oak veneered w i t h panels o f green, red, and
cream painted horn; brass; enameled metal;
gilt-bronze mounts
140
Stamped ANTFOUVLLET
JMEon
back o f
case and bracket. Movement engraved
Lapina A Paris; one spring is inscribed
1 4 0 . Mantel Clock
Paris, circa 1763
Richard X de 1764 Mouvement foule Μ
Case attributed to Robert Osmond; move­
Ebeniter and a second spring is engraved
ment by Etienne I I Le N o i r and/or Pierre-
RichardX
Etienne Le N o i r
Height: 3 ft. 10 4 i n . (118.7
3
Patinated and gilt bronze; enameled metal;
glass
D i a l painted Etienne Le NoirJParis
movement engraved Etienne le
de 1764 Sonnerie A foule Eben.
and
NoirJParis
c m
) ; Width:
ι ft. 7V2 i n . (49.5 cm); Depth: nV i n .
A
(28.6 cm)
Accession number 7 5 . D B . 7
P R O V E N A N C E
No. 3p6; springs are inscribed Masson 1763.
Private collection, Cornwall; [Alexander and
Height: 1 ft. 9 /s i n . (54.3 cm); W i d t h :
Berendt, L t d . , L o n d o n , 1974].
3
ι ft. 5 4 i n . (45.1 cm); D e p t h : 9 / 8 i n .
3
(23.2 cm)
Accession number 73.DB.85
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
W i l s o n , Clocks, no. 12, pp. 60-63, illus.;
Ottomeyer and Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen,
p. 158, fig. 3.2.6; Verlet, Les Bronzes, p. 122,
illus. p. 113, fig. 137; Pradére, Les Ebénistes,
p. 275.
141
F R E N C H
C L O C K S
AND
B A R O M E T E R S
P R O V E N A N C E
P R O V E N A N C E
Louis XV, Chambre du Rot, Marly; furnished
Marquis da Foz, probably removed from
by the valet de chambre-horloger du Rot,
Lisbon to L o n d o n (sold, Christie s, London,
Alexandre Lefaucheur, i n M a y 1769 for the
June 10, 1892, lot 65); M r s . Orme Wilson
Menus Plaisirs; later i n the Salle du Conseil
(sold, Parke-Bernet, N e w York, March 25-26,
o f the Palais des Tuileries, 1790; stored
1949, lot 386); M m e Lucienne Fribourg
i n the H o t e l de Coigny, Paris, between
(sold, Parke-Bernet, N e w York, A p r i l 19,
August 10,1792, and 24 prairial,
1969, lot 189); [Alexander and Berendt, L t d . ,
an I I
(June 2,1794); Palais Petit Luxembourg,
L o n d o n ] ; Frau Quandt, Bad H o m b u r g ,
Paris, from 29 frimaire, an I V (December 20,
Germany; [ B . Fabre et Fils, Paris], owned
1795); (?) the marquis de Saint-Cloud (sold,
j o i n t l y w i t h [Jeremy, L t d . , London, 1986].
H o t e l D r o u o t , February 25-26,1861, lot 1);
[Kraemer et Cie, Paris]; [French and Co.,
New York, 1973].
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
"Acquisitions/1986," no. 108, p. 214, illus.
E X H I B I T I O N S
The Detroit Institute o f Arts, 1973; N e w
142
York, The Frick Collection, French Clocks
in North American Collections, November
1982-January 1983, no. 63, illus. p. 67.
1 4 2 . Mantel Clock
Paris, circa 1769
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
Movement by workshop o f Charles Le Roy;
Wilson, Clocks, no. 13, pp. 64-76, illus.;
case attributed to Etienne M a r t i n c o u r t
Wilson, Selections, no. 32, pp. 64-65, illus.;
G i l t bronze, enameled metal
Ottomeyer and Pröschel, Vergoldete
Painted CHARLES
LE ROYA PARIS on dial;
movement engraved Ch^
s
Le RoyA*aris
and stamped 2417 o n backplate; two move­
Bronzen, p. 181, fig. 3.7.10; Handbook 1986,
p. 169, illus.; HandbookT991,
p. 186, illus.
ment springs are signed and dated Richard
Fevrier 1772.
Height: 2 ft. 4 i n . (66 cm); W i d t h :
143. Barometer
ι ft. 11 A i n . (59.7 cm); D e p t h : 1 ft. iV% i n .
Paris, circa 1770-1775
(33.3 cm)
Oak veneered w i t h ebony; gilt-bronze
Accession number 7 3 . D B . 7 8
mounts; enameled metal; ivory; glass
l
barometrical tube
Height: 4 ft. Vz i n . (123.2 cm); W i d t h : 9 Κ i n .
(24.1 cm); Depth: ι λ i n . (4.8 cm)
7
Accession number 86.DB.632
143
91
92
FRENCH
CLOCKS
145. Mantel Clock {pendule squelette)
Paris, circa 1790-1800
Movement by Nicolas-Alexandre Folin;
enamel plaques b y Georges-Adrien Merlet
G i l t bronze; enameled metal; white marble
base; glass and gilded metal case
Painted Folin L'ainéA
PARIS o n dial;
painted G Merlet o n one enameled ring.
Height: 1 ft. 7% i n . (49.5 cm); W i d t h :
io A i n . (27.6 cm); D e p t h : 5% i n . (14 cm)
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Accession number 7 2 . D B . 5 7
P R O V E N A N C E
Louis G u i r a u d (sold, Palais Galliera, Paris,
December 10,1971, l o t 35); [French and Co.,
N e w York, 1971].
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
W i l s o n , Clocks, no. 14, pp. 68-71, illus.
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144 Mantel Clock
Paris, circa 1785
P R O V E N A N C E
Private collection, Sweden, by 1811; (sold,
A t t r i b u t e d to Pierre-Philippe Thomire; dial
Sotheby's, L o n d o n , December 11,1981,
enameled by Dubuisson
lot 99).
G i l t and patinated bronze; enameled metal;
vertMaurin
des Alpes marble; white marble
Enameled clock r i n g inscribed o n the inte­
rior Dubuisson', movement scratched w i t h
Sweden 1811.
Height: 1 ft. 9 i n . (53.3 cm); W i d t h :
2 ft. 1/8 i n . (63.8 cm); Depth: 9% i n .
(23.5 cm)
Accession number 8 2 . D B . 2
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
W i l s o n , "Acquisitions 1981," pp. 79-84,
illus.; Alvar González-Palacios, The Adjec­
tives of History (P. and D . Colnaghi and
Co., L o n d o n , 1983), pp. 44-45; W i l s o n ,
Selections, no. 42, pp. 84-85, illus.; O t t o meyer and Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen,
p. 299, fig. 4.18.8.
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