"Empire Clock Vase-shaped In Patinated & Gilded Bronze (urn Or Shield)"
Empire period circa 1800.Elegant vase-shaped clock.
Movement inscribed in a bronze shield with brown patina,
Topped with four pine cones, an armillary sphere at the damping.
Base with pedestal on a square base, decorated with scrapers and rows of pearls,
Resting on 4 finely chiseled feet.
Enameled dial with Roman numerals signed: "Dubuc Le Jeune".
Clockmaker active in Paris, Rue des Gravilliers (1800-1817) Ref Tardy.
Cracks in the enamel around 10/11 o'clock and 2/3 o'clock.
Superb gilded bronze fleur-de-lys hands.
Complete movement with anchor escapement, silk thread suspension, In perfect working order.
Striking at the passage of the hours and half-hours.
Height: 40 cm x W. 14 cm X D. 12 cm
Literature:
Similar model listed p. 255 in the work “La Pendule Française” (TARDY). Another presented p. 378 in the Encyclopedia of La Pendule Française P. Kjellberg (ed. de l'Amateur).
Le Magazine de PROANTIC
TRÉSORS Magazine
Rivista Artiquariato