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(le). WALL CLOCK made of green horn and gilded bronze, with …
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90
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(le). WALL CLOCK made of green horn and gilded bronze, with …
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
(le). WALL CLOCK made of green horn and gilded bronze, with a violin-shaped case. Cartouche-style movement, with Roman and Arabic numerals indicating the hours and minutes, supported by ‘Chronos’, the god of time. The movement plate is signed ‘Jean-Louis Grand Nom’ in Geneva. The case is stamped ‘St Germain’. Jurande hallmark JME.
Louis XV period
H (total): 92 cm – H (cartel): 72 cm - H (base): 20 cm
Signs of wear, cracks and small chips to the horn; the front and left glass panes are missing, as are the screws from the rear door hinges; the enamelled ‘45’ cartouche is missing.
Joseph de Saint-Germain, a joiner who became a master craftsman in 1750, father of the famous caster and engraver Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain
Jean-Louis Grandnom (1733–1788), a clockmaker originally from Eysins (Vaud) who was granted residency in Geneva in 1762, produced clocks in the Neuchâtel and French styles: cartels, table-top cartels and mantel clocks.
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