Louis Moinet Gilt Bronze ”Minerva” Clock, Paris

Louis Moinet Gilt Bronze \\\”Minerva\\\” Clock, Paris
Louis Moinet Gilt Bronze \\\”Minerva\\\” Clock, Paris
Louis Moinet Gilt Bronze \\\”Minerva\\\” Clock, Paris
Louis Moinet Gilt Bronze \\\”Minerva\\\” Clock, Paris

Louis Moinet Gilt Bronze ”Minerva” Clock, Paris

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$2,000 – $2,400[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$5,500[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]Jan 29, 2022[/restrict]

Neoclassical French patinated and gilt bronze chime clock, the movement by Louis Moinet (1758-1853), the case likely by Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843), featuring a Roman goddess figure, probably Minerva, the goddess of Wisdom and War, leaning against a bronze plinth topped with books and decorated with a rooster and torches. The plinth is raised on a larger rectangular base with bas-relief ornamentation including a winged figure with tablet and cherub, a globe and other objects emblematic of learning and education. Silvered circular dial with Roman numerals and steel hands, enclosed in gilt anthemion banding. Works marked "L Moinet A. Paris". 22"H x 15"W x 6"D. Circa 1825. Note: Both Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe purchased clocks made by Louis Moinet. Jefferson's clock was used in the White House and now resides at Monticello; in 1817 Monroe commissioned the "Minerva" clock (somewhat similar to this one but entirely in gilt bronze), which has adorned the White House Blue Room for more than 2 centuries. Louis Moinet was an important horologist, scholar and inventory who served as President of the Chronometry Society in Paris and taught at the Academie des Beaux-Arts. He was secretary to the eminent clockmaker Abraham Louis Breguet and in 1851 presented a chronometer at the Great Exhibition of London. He and bronzier Pierre-Philippe Thomire produced a number of important clocks for world leaders in the first half of the 19th century, including Napoleon Bonaparte, George IV of England and Tsar Alexander of Russia.

Estate of Judge John Nixon, Nashville, Tennessee.

Louis XVI Gilt Bronze & Marble Mantel Clock

Louis XVI Gilt Bronze & Marble Mantel Clock
Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$3,000 – $5,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Roland NY[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$3,000[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]Nov 06, 2021[/restrict]

Late 18th century Louis XVI gilt bronze and marble mantel clock, having a bust of King Louis XVI of France sits atop a draped table, the painted dial with two wind holes, dial signed "Robin a Paris" for Robert Robin (1742-1799). [21 1/2" H x 12 3/4" W x 7" D]. Chips and losses to dial; wear and chips to marble; abrasions, residue and wear to bronze.

Louis XVI gilt bronze cartel clock and barometer

Louis XVI gilt bronze cartel clock and barometer
Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$3,000 – $5,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Andrew Jones Auctions[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$8,500[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]Oct 24, 2021[/restrict]

A Louis XVI gilt bronze cartel clock and barometer
late 19th century
The clock dial signed Chevreau / A PARIS, the twin train movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell.
height 37in (94cm); width 16in (40.5cm); depth 6 1/2in (16.5cm)

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock
Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$3,000 – $5,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$4,000[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]Oct 23, 2021[/restrict]

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock
mid/late 19th century
the 8-day time and strike movement with silk thread suspension, dial signed "Raingo Freres, A Paris"
23 x 28 x 12 inches

18th C. Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock

18th C. Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock
Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$2,000 – $3,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Roland NY[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$3,500[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]Nov 06, 2021[/restrict]

Louis XVI gilt bronze cartel clock, circa 1775, the case overall with classical motifs and foliate swags of garlands, the pediment with urn finial; Roman and Arabic numerals to the white dial, with three wind holes, the dial signed "Gros a Paris". [33 1/4" H x 16" W x 5" D]. Possibly re-gilded; some surface residue.

Louis XVI Gilt Bronze & Marble Mantel Clock

Louis XVI Gilt Bronze & Marble Mantel Clock
Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$3,000 – $4,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Roland NY[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$1,400[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]Nov 06, 2021[/restrict]

Late 18th century Louis XVI gilt bronze and marble mantel clock, overall with classical elements, the dial with two wind holes, signed "Molliens le Jeune a Paris". [19 1/2" H x 12 1/2" W x 4 3/4" D]. Wear and abrasions to metal; marble with chips and wear; wear to dial.

Le Faucheur, Ormolu Bronze Louis XV-Clock, Paris,

Le Faucheur, Ormolu Bronze Louis XV-Clock, Paris,
Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]€2,000 – €2,600[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Auctionata Paddle 8 AG[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture] €2,000[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]9:00 AM – Nov 11, 2015[/restrict]

Ormolu bronze, brass, enamel, glass
France, Paris, mid-18th century
Alexandre Le Faucheur – clockmaker to the king, active from c. 1720-40s
Plate inscribed ‘Le Faucheur Paris’
Circular brass movement, spring driven, verge escapement
String suspension, brass pendulum with sun-shaped bob
White enamel dial, Roman hour-markers, outer Arabic minutes, gold-colored, pireced hands, bezel with vaulted glazing
Pompous open worked rococo-case, with lush vegetal dcor
On the reverse glazed case door
With clock winding crank
Dimensions: c. 46 x 27 x 13.3 cm
Fully functional; very good condition
Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 4,000 Euro

Cf. Alexandre Le Faucheur, Ormolu-Bronze Mantel Clock, 1771-1774, Polesden Lacey, Surrey, England, NT 1246204

Condition:

The splendid mantel clock is in a very good condition, consistent with age. The dial has been renewed. The bronze cast displays several production-related cracks. Some applications are slightly loose. During in house testing, the timepiece was fully functional; no guarantee on long term precision and regularity. The dimensions of the case measure c. 46 x 27 x 13.3 cm.

Alexandre Le Faucheur (died after 1772)

The clockmaker was born in Evreux, in the Haute-Normandie region, and received his matre in October 1729. Such was his talent that in March 1745 he was appointed Valet de Chambre-Horloger Ordinaire du Roi to Louis XV. In addition to this honorable task of suppling the royal court with clocks, he was also allowed to run his own shop. In 1749 his career enjoyed further promotion, when replaced Jean V Martinot as Gouverneur du Grand Horologe du Roi du Palais. Due to his great watchmaking skills, Le Faucheur also took on numerous commissions from the aristocracy besides producing clocks for the royalty. His clocks are now represented in many public collections, including Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, Patrimonio Nacional, Spain, or the Muse National des Techniques, Paris.

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