Clock called "au dromadaire" in chased, gilded and patinated - Lot 208

Lot n° 208
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Result : 23 560EUR
Clock called "au dromadaire" in chased, gilded and patinated - Lot 208
Clock called "au dromadaire" in chased, gilded and patinated bronze. The animal attached to a stump, the head adorned with a feather duster, the circular white enamel dial with hours in Roman numerals and minutes in Arabic numerals signed LECLERC in Brussels, arranged in the harness in the form of Ottoman tent adorned with draperies, rich trimmings and topped by a crescent. The movement has a 14-day power reserve, two barrels, single balance wheel escapement, silk thread suspension, external counting wheel and striking on a gong. Movement spring dated 1804. The dromedary supported by an oval base with cut sides decorated with a ribboned trophy with quivers, mace and spears, flanked by a crescent and a star. The whole resting on four feet in flattened sphere. Bronzes attributed to Jean André Reich (1752-1817). Enamel of the dial attributed to Jean François Marie DUBUISSON. With key, stamp and balance. Beginning of the XIXth century. 42,5 x 29,5 x 8 cm. (exceptional state of conservation, original decorative attributes, neck of the dromedary and a foot to be tightened, crescent of the Ottoman tent glued back). Note: Philippe Célestin LECLERC (1762-1846) was born in Mons, Belgium. He worked in Brussels until his death. Among the other famous Parisian bronzemakers with whom he collaborated we find Jean Simon DEVERBIERE (1764-1824) and Claude GALLE (1759-1815). A model similar to the clock we present is kept in the François DUESBERG Museum in Mons (Belgium).
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