Chased, gilt and patinated bronze clock called "au Nègre au - Lot 199

Lot n° 199
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Chased, gilt and patinated bronze clock called "au Nègre au - Lot 199
Chased, gilt and patinated bronze clock called "au Nègre au portefaix" representing a young black man with enamelled eyes, leaning on a bamboo cane and carrying on his back a cotton ball in which is inscribed a white enamelled circular dial with Roman numerals signed DEVERBERIE in Paris. The base with cut sides is decorated with a singerie and two ribboned baskets in which birds are feeding. The whole resting on four feet with flattened spheres. Around 1800. With key, stamp and balance. 37,5 x 26,5 x 9,5 cm. (stamp to be reassembled, the glass protecting the movement is missing) Note: Similar model reproduced on page 342 and 343 in the Encyclopedia of the French Clock from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, Pierre KJELLBERG, les Éditions de l'amateur.
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