Lewis Walduck
Cataloguer
Lot 34
A good and rare early 19th century French ormolu and variegated green marble mantel clock Denière & Matelin No. 228C
2 July 2025, 13:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,096 inc. premium
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A good and rare early 19th century French ormolu and variegated green marble mantel clock
Denière & Matelin No. 228C
The case in the form of a chariot drawn by two enthusiastic horses, the carriage containing the figures of two sleeping babies and ridden by a cherub above, mounted on a flowing scarf, set on a rectangular Antico verde marble plinth with stiff-leaf mount and raised on bun feet. The dial set into the wheel of the chariot, with narrow white enamel Roman chapter ring, signed Denière & Matelin, and blued steel Breguet style hands within the palm-frond centre. The twin-barrel movement with silk suspension and external countwheel striking the hours and half-hours on a bell.
34.9cms (13.5) high.
The case in the form of a chariot drawn by two enthusiastic horses, the carriage containing the figures of two sleeping babies and ridden by a cherub above, mounted on a flowing scarf, set on a rectangular Antico verde marble plinth with stiff-leaf mount and raised on bun feet. The dial set into the wheel of the chariot, with narrow white enamel Roman chapter ring, signed Denière & Matelin, and blued steel Breguet style hands within the palm-frond centre. The twin-barrel movement with silk suspension and external countwheel striking the hours and half-hours on a bell.
34.9cms (13.5) high.
Footnotes
Jean-François Denière (1774–1866) and François Thomas Matelin (1759–1815) were active during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, specialising in creating fine and ornate bronze objects, including decorative furniture mounts, candelabras, torchères, and mantel clocks. They originally supplied the French court before the Revolution. After the monarchy's fall, they shifted their focus to exporting their luxurious creations to European nobility and the emerging American market. When Napoleon Bonaparte's Empire was established, they regained favour, producing exquisite pieces for the homes of the new regime.
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