Napoleon Bonaparte Oil On Canvas Picture Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$4,000 – $6,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$5,500[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 16, 2019[/restrict]
Napoleon Bonaparte Oil On Canvas Picture Clock. The scene is hand painted on canvas after the original painting “Napoleon’s Farewell To The Imperial Guard In the Cheval-Blanc Courtyard of The Palace of Fontainebleau” by Antoine Alphonese Montfort. The clock tower centered in one of the buildings has a 2 in. porcelain dial with black Roman hour numerals and brass bezel; the brass spring driven movement is contained in the wooden compartment behind the canvas and frame, has a quarter hour petite sonnerie strike on 2 coiled gongs. Canvas has 6 patched repairs plus a large patch section within the tower containing the dial and respective inpainting in these areas, also has a puncture in the canvas below Napoleon’s left arm; movement is not running, missing pendulum; movement has a connecting lever to activate a separate spring driven music box on the hour, but the music box itself has been removed from the case. Dimensions: Canvas measures 31.5 in. high x 38.75 in. wide – Frame: 39.75 in. high x 47.25 in. wide.