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Description
CLOCK
Based on a design by Étienne Martincourt (master craftsman in 1762).
In chiselled and gilded bronze, the dial signed ‘DENIERE’ set within a vase surmounted by a seed, flanked by seated female figures representing the Muses Urania and Clio, resting on a stepped white marble base and an oblong plinth ending in spinning-top feet.
19th century
52 x 39 x 23 cm
(chips to the marble, standard restoration)
Note:
The Denière firm, specialising in artistic and decorative bronzes, was founded in the early 19th century by Jean-François, who was succeeded by his son Guillaume, active from 1849 to 1903.
Comparative bibliography:
-P. Kjellberg, *Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française du Moyen Âge au XXe siècle*, Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 1997, p. 215.
-H. Ottomeyer, P. Proschel et al., *Vergoldete Bronzen*, Munich, 1986, Vol. I, p. 181, fig. 3.7.10
-A clock of the same model was delivered by this bronze-smith around 1775 to King Louis XVI for the Council Chamber at the Tuileries; it is currently in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu (cf. G. Wilson et al. “European Clocks in the J. Paul Getty Museum”, Los Angeles, 1996, pp. 114–123).
-A model comparable to ours, dating from the 19th century and forming part of a mantelpiece set, was sold at Christie’s London on 7 June 2016, lot 36.
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