Lewis Walduck
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Lot 37
A good early 19th century French white marble, ormolu and patinated bronze mounted portico clock Drouot, Paris
2 July 2025, 13:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,536 inc. premium
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A good early 19th century French white marble, ormolu and patinated bronze mounted portico clock
Drouot, Paris
The case surmounted by a finely cast and chased gilt bronze triumphal eagle on a pedestal, the central drum suspended between two tapering columns raised on lions-paw feet to plinth bases on a further base applied all over with martial trophies, swags, flowerheads and beading. The 4.75 inch white enamel dial with Arabic numerals signed Drouot A Paris, with pierced gilt hands. The drum movement with flattened lower edges, silk suspension to a gilt sunburst pendulum, striking the hours and half hours on a bell via an external star countwheel mounted to the backplate. Ticking and striking. 54cms (21.5ins) high.
The case surmounted by a finely cast and chased gilt bronze triumphal eagle on a pedestal, the central drum suspended between two tapering columns raised on lions-paw feet to plinth bases on a further base applied all over with martial trophies, swags, flowerheads and beading. The 4.75 inch white enamel dial with Arabic numerals signed Drouot A Paris, with pierced gilt hands. The drum movement with flattened lower edges, silk suspension to a gilt sunburst pendulum, striking the hours and half hours on a bell via an external star countwheel mounted to the backplate. Ticking and striking. 54cms (21.5ins) high.
Footnotes
Drouot was active in Paris in around 1807, during the Empire period. Although little is known about his broader output, an example of his work is held in the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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