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ROBERT ROBIN (1741–1799), attributed to
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475
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ROBERT ROBIN (1741–1799), attributed to
See original version (French)
Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ROBERT ROBIN (1741–1799), attributed to
A large bronze chiselled and gilded post clock with rich decoration featuring godrons, foliage interlacing, acanthus leaves, ribboned laurel wreaths, garlands of flowers, volute-shaped consoles and a beaded border. The circular enamelled dial features Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes, surmounted by a cassolette resting on ram’s-head-decorated legs holding chains and a basket of fruit and flowers.The rectangular base has a slight central projection and stands on fluted spindle legs.
Late 18th century
Height: 64 cm; Width: 51.5 cm; Depth: 19 cm.
(restorations, later movement, wear to the gilding)
Note.
Several similar clocks were supplied by Robin to the royal family, some of which are now held at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and the museum in Stockholm. For the cases in particular, he commissioned numerous artists, including Robert and Jean-Baptiste Osmond, François Rémond, Pierre-Philippe Thomire, Jean-Henri Riesener and Etienne Levasseur.
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