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A patinated and gilded bronze CLOCK representing Paul and Vi…
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A patinated and gilded bronze CLOCK representing Paul and Vi…
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Lot no. 550
Description
A patinated and gilded bronze CLOCK representing Paul and Virginie with young Mauritian porters, the base decorated with a frieze depicting the shipwreck of Saint Géran, an episode from the novel by Bernardin de Saint Pierre. The two young black bearers in loincloths frame the enamelled dial signed "Varcollier à Marseille" and support a palanquin with pampers, on which are Paul and Virginie accompanied by the slave Domingue's dog Fidèle.
Early 19th century
H.: 46.5 cm W.: 33 cm (wear to gilding)
Varcollier, watchmaker established on the Quai du Port in Marseille in 1811
Bibliography
- P. Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la pendule française, similar model reproduced on p. 358
- D. and Ch. Fléchon, Bulletin de l'association nationale des collectionneurs et amateurs de pendules anciennes, la Pendule au nègre, Spring 1992, n°63, p. 27 to 49
- J-D. Augarde, Une odyssée en pendules, chefs-d'oeuvre de la collection Parnassia, vol. II, similar model reproduced pp. 388-389 under n°99
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