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A Charles X Clock (c. 1820 France)

Artist

Attributed to PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE Also known as THOMIRE ET CIE (1751-1843)

Country of Origin

France

Dated

c. 1820

Medium

Bronze, Ormoulu

Dimensions

6.50inch wide   18.50inch high   5.50inch deep
(16.51 cm wide  46.99 cm high  13.97 cm deep)


Literature

A comparable clock signed Thomire et Cie is illustrated on p.g. 379, item H. in 'La Pendule Francais' by Kjellberg.

Description / Expertise

A fine quality Charles X gilt bronze lyer clock. The dial bordered with cut paste. The gilt bronze enriched with scrolls and griffin surmounted by trumpet form cornocopia. The whole supported by claw feet on a stepped plinth, terminating in Belgium black marble.