Chased and gilt bronze clock (wear) representing the Duchess of Berry breastfeeding the Duke of Bordeaux with her daughter Louise praying in front of the bassinet. The white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals in black (chips, one hand missing), is inscribed on the pediment of an architectural element decorated with draperies and swans, the uprights in caryatids with Egyptian heads.
Signed LEROY, clockmaker of Madame in Paris (incomplete movement). 
Restoration period.
Height : 41 cm 41 cm - Width : 31 cm - Depth : 15 cm

Note : Our clock was made after the design of the bronze-maker Jean-André Reiche (1752-1817), author of many successful clocks during the Empire and the early Restoration.

Bibliography :
P. Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la pendule Française, Paris, 1997, p. 429, fig. F.

Expert : Mr Cédric HENON, 06 95 34 93 78, cedric.henon@authenticite.fr
Live Sunday 12 February 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 120

Chased and gilt bronze clock (wear) representing the Duchess of Berry breastfeeding the Duke of Bordeaux with her daughter Louise praying in front of the bassinet. The white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals in black (chips, one hand missing), is inscribed on the pediment of an architectural element decorated with draperies and swans, the uprights in caryatids with Egyptian heads. Signed LEROY, clockmaker of Madame in Paris (incomplete movement). Restoration period. Height : 41 cm 41 cm - Width : 31 cm - Depth : 15 cm Note : Our clock was made after the design of the bronze-maker Jean-André Reiche (1752-1817), author of many successful clocks during the Empire and the early Restoration. Bibliography : P. Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la pendule Française, Paris, 1997, p. 429, fig. F. Expert : Mr Cédric HENON, 06 95 34 93 78, cedric.henon@authenticite.fr

Estimate
€1,800 - €2,200
Result
€2,500
Buyer's premium
25%
Chased and gilt bronze clock (wear) representing the Duchess of Berry breastfeeding the Duke of Bordeaux with her daughter Louise praying in front of the bassinet. The white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals in black (chips, one hand missing), is inscribed on the pediment of an architectural element decorated with draperies and swans, the uprights in caryatids with Egyptian heads. Signed LEROY, clockmaker of Madame in Paris (incomplete movement). Restoration period. Height : 41 cm 41 cm - Width : 31 cm - Depth : 15 cm Note : Our clock was made after the design of the bronze-maker Jean-André Reiche (1752-1817), author of many successful clocks during the Empire and the early Restoration. Bibliography : P. Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la pendule Française, Paris, 1997, p. 429, fig. F. Expert : Mr Cédric HENON, 06 95 34 93 78, cedric.henon@authenticite.fr
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