DESCRIPTION: Important gilt bronze Empire mantle clock attributed to Claude Galle, designed with a round, black Roman numeral, white enamel dial with pierced bronze with blued steel date hand. Signed: "Chatenay a Versailles" Features an octagonal gilt bronze case with finely chased flowerets and leaves, two figures: a warrior in antique dress with crested helmet, holding a sword and shield, who is about to kiss a women dressed in antique antique drapery, who tenderly holds out a baby to him. The scene from the Trojan War depictions the farewell between Hector and his wife Andromache and young son, Astyanax. The base decorated with low-relief allegories of conjugal love and fidelity. A depiction of Hector finely asking his brother Paris to fight to defend the city of Troy. Completed with a pendulum movement on finely chased feet. Includes key and paperwork from (La Pendulerie)
Provenance: (Originally purchase from "La Pendulerie, Paris")
Notes.
Example in the Montplaisier Palace in Peterhof (Illustrated in A. Cheneviere, Splendeurs de mobilier russe 1780-1840, p. 188, fig. 193)
Example in the Mobilier national in Paris (Dial signed Lepaute, was delivered in 1805 for the Grand Solon of the Petit Trianon (M-F. Baylet-Dupuy, Pendules du Mobilier national 1800-1870, Dijon, 2006, p. 111)
Example in a private collection (Dial signed Galle rue Vivienne) pictured in H. Ottomeyer and P. Proschel, Vergoldete bronzen, Munich, 1986, p. 366, fig. 5.13.3.)
CIRCA: 1800s
ORIGIN: Paris, France
DIMENSIONS: H: 23.25" x W: 6" x L: 19.5"
Attributed to Claude Galle (French, 1759-1846) Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$3,000 – $5,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Cottone Auctions[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$7,750[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 23, 2019[/restrict]
Claude Galle (French, 1759-1846) Fine French Egyptian Revival Figural Shelf Clock. depicting Cleopatra. Gilt bronze and bronze on verdigris marble base with scrolled paw feet. Porcelain dial signed Herbage, Pelletier 24. Obelisk with hieroglyphs and drawing tablet with a protractor and square. 8 day movement. Ht. 18″ W 18″ D 7 1/2″.
French Bronze Wall Hanging Cartel Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$500 – $750[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$300[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – May 17, 2014[/restrict]
French Bronze Wall Hanging Cartel Clock. 3.5 in. porcelain dial has blue Roman hour numerals, black 5 minute numbers outside, fancy gilt pierced hands and brass door bezel with convex glass; round French brass spring driven movement with silk thread suspension, count wheel half hour strike mechanism on a steel bell and signed Raingo Freres, Paris. In a gilt bronze case with fancy pierced filigree design, in good overall condition; dial has some damage around the edges. 18 in. high x 11 in. wide x 4 in. deep.
Antique French Gilt Cartel Wall Clock, M. Gaudin
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$200 – $300[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]World Auction Gallery LLC[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$250[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture][/restrict]
Antique French Gilt Metal Cartel Wall Clock by M. Gaudin, Marseille. With Decoration of a Winged Cherub.
Large Empire patinated bronze cartel clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$300 – $500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Millea Bros Ltd[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$700[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture][/restrict]
Large Empire patinated bronze cartel clock, 19th c., France, interior bezel signed "B. Baudet – Versailles… (?)", molded circular case with gilt laurel branch crest above enameled dial, 17.25"h x 15"w
French Cartel Wall Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$175 – $300[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Bruhn's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$50[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]10:00 AM – Jan 15, 2012[/restrict]
Embossed surround, Porcelain Roman numerals. 14″ d. Ca. 1900