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A French Empire chariot pendulum clock
Lempertz · Köln
Hammer price
78,186SEK
7,000 EUR in original currency · Hammer price — the house doesn't publish bid history.
Description & details
A French Empire chariot pendulum clock Ormolu, bronze, white enamel dial, blued metal hands. 14-day running movement with thread suspension and half-hourly striking on a bell. Cast in several parts and mounted. Large mantle clock with an oblong base on fasces bundle supports. Surmounted by a classical chariot drawn by two rearing horses, the drawbar held by a lion, and driven by figures of Telemachos and Athena. Signed "LHOEST FG. ST. HONORE" on the dial. In restored, fully functional condition. H 45.5, W 48.5, D 11.5 cm. Paris, around 1810, the bronzes attributed to Jean-André Reiche.
- Category
- Clocks
- Location
- Köln
- Dimensions
- H 455 × W 485 × D 115 mm