Lot n° 165
Estimation :
1000 - 1500
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 1 935EUR
Clock representing La Liseuse - Lot 165
Clock representing La Liseuse
Empire period
gilt bronze decorated with a woman dressed in antique style sitting in an armchair in front of a draped table with claw feet. The movement with enameled dial is inscribed under the table and marked Baufse au Méridien Boulevard d'Antin, the base decorated with a frieze of palmettes resting on a sea-green marble pedestal supported by toupie feet.
33 x 29.5 x 14 cm
Note:
- This model of clock was created by Jean-André REICHE (1752-1817), bronzemaker and designer, and executed from a watercolor drawing deposited at the Bibliothèque Impériale, February 19, 1805.
- Similar model at the Mobilier National
Provenance :
- Former Paris Private Collection of Victor Emile Gabriel CHEVALLIER (1889-1969) and his wife Marguerite Jeanne VEREL (1887-1962)
- Mr. X's collection from 1969, then passed on through two estates to the current owner.
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