French Gilt Bronze & Carrera Marble Mantle Clock. The 8 day French spring driven brass movement is running and striking, has a half an hour strike on a bell, signed “Samuel Marti” on back; The figural cherub case has some wear to the gilt and a few rough spots on the marble. Dimensions: 15 in. high x 12 1/4 in. wide x 7 1/4 in. deep. Weight: 40.70 lbs.
A French Gilt Bronze and Marble Lyre-Form Clock, Bourdier
19TH CENTURY
十九世紀 法國銅鍍金太陽神里拉琴式神秘鈡
標記:BOURDIER A PARIS
the lyre form frame surmounted with a mask centered sunburst over a foliate swag, the enameled dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes and seconds, signed BOURDIER A PARIS, set on an oval swag decorated and beaded base, the whole raised on toupie feet.
法王路易十四自號太陽王,自那以後,太陽神就成了宮廷裝飾藝術品中不可或缺的元素。這件鐘錶頂部為太陽神阿波羅頭像,襯以背芒,下設一橫棖,墜著繁複精密的機芯與環狀錶盤,乍一看不知如何使之運轉——其實只要稍稍推動錶盤,神秘鈡即開始運轉,穩住錶盤,則停止走動,是爲“神秘鈡”。鈡身為路易十六時期風靡的里拉琴造型,飾滿玫瑰花、葡萄葉和連珠紋,白石束腰座與白琺琅錶盤相應,顯得華美而不失穩重。同樣造型的鐘錶可見承德避暑山莊藏“十八世紀法國嵌白石座自鳴鐘”,但本鈡的結構更爲精巧,製作難度更高。
Height 20 x width 7 x depth 5 1/4 in., 50.8 x 17.8 x 13.3 cm.
Property from the Halim Time & Glass Museum, Evanston, Illinois
For a similar, though slightly less complex example held in the imperial resort collections at Chengde, please refer to Wozai bishushanzhuang xiu zhongbiao, Renmin chubanshe, 2009, cat. no. 15. Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve 本拍品不設底價
French Gilt Bronze and Marble Clock, Charles Hour, Retailed by Tiffany & Co.
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,000 – $2,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Hindman[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Sep 24, 2021[/restrict]
A French Gilt Bronze and Marble Clock, Charles Hour, Retailed by Tiffany & Co.
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
十九世紀末/二十世紀初 蒂芙尼製法式銅鍍金麥穗紋理石座鐘
標記:CH. HOUR/14506/FRANCE/11 JEWELS.
having an urn form finial over the laurel wreath surrounded enameled dial with Arabic hours and minutes, further with polychrome floral swag decoration, set on a fluted column and foliate decorated marble base, the whole raised on toupie feet, the dial signed Tiffany & Co., the works stamped CH. HOUR/14506/FRANCE/11 JEWELS.
麥穗紋是拿破侖愛妻約瑟芬皇后最愛的紋飾,她將之大量用於首飾,所以珠寶品牌製造的鐘錶中麥穗紋較常見。這件別致的小臺鈡以橢圓形白色大理石為基,一束麥穗分作兩枝,輕輕托起鈡身,白琺琅錶盤采用阿拉伯數字刻度,每一刻度由淡粉色玫瑰紋輕輕攏住,雙針,時針形如麥穗,鈡身背面的蓋子采用鏤空設計,形如玫瑰花窗且方便發聲,整座鈡秀麗雅靜,很可能是女性妝台上使用的小座鐘。
Height 11 1/2 x width 8 x depth 3 1/2 in., 29.2 x 20.3 x 8.9 cm.
Property from the Halim Time & Glass Museum, Evanston, Illinois
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve 本拍品不設底價