French Gilt Bronze and Marble Clock, Charles Hour, Retailed by Tiffany & Co.

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