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Hôtel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand
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Chiseled and gilded bronze and sea-green marble pillar clock…
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67
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Chiseled and gilded bronze and sea-green marble pillar clock…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Chiseled and gilded bronze and sea-green marble pillar clock, depicting Apollo playing the lyre
leaning against the pillar, which features a white enamelled dial with black Roman numerals, signed ‘Le Roy hger du Roi’ in
Paris, on a quadrangular base decorated with a frieze depicting the story of Apollo.
Restoration period
Signs of wear and chipping to the marble
65 x 37.5 x 17 cm
Note:
Model by the bronze castor Louis-Isidore Choiselat, known as Choiselat-Gallien.
Bibliography:
- *French Bronze Clocks* by Niehüser, 1999, p. 231, no. 722.
- Elisabeth Pauly, *A Faithful Servant of the Throne and the Altar: Louis-Isidore Choiselat, Bronze
Caster, 1784–1853*, *Bulletin de la Société de l’Histoire de l’Art Français*, 2007.
Expert: Cédric Henon
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Furniture – Works of art – antique paintings – silverware – Asian art
Auction location
Auction time
10/06/2026 at 2:30 PM
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