Live Auction 14227The Collector: Silver,19th Century Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art
A FRENCH WHITE MARBLE PENDULE A CERLCE TOURNANTS
Lot 480

A FRENCH WHITE MARBLE PENDULE A CERLCE TOURNANTS

AFTER THE MODEL BY ETIENNE-MAURICE FALCONET, BY HENRI WEIGELE (1858-1927), RETAILED BY MAISON BOUDET, PARIS, DATED 1902

Closed16 November 2017

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GBP 12,500

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A FRENCH WHITE MARBLE PENDULE A CERLCE TOURNANTS
AFTER THE MODEL BY ETIENNE-MAURICE FALCONET, BY HENRI WEIGELE (1858-1927), RETAILED BY MAISON BOUDET, PARIS, DATED 1902
Signed 'H. Weigele / Trad. libre d'ap. Falconet / 1902' and with retailers mark 'BOUDET . 43 BVD DES CAPUCINES PARIS'
32 in. (81 cm.) high; 14 ¾ in. (37.5 cm.) wide; 11 in. (28 cm.) deep

Specialist note

The present lot is nearly identical to the 18th century clock, `Pendule: Les Trois Graces’ attributed to the celebrated Ancien Régime sculptor, Etienne-Maurice Falconet, and today in the Louvre (OA 6525). This faithful interpretation by Henri Weigle dated to 1902 attests to the enduring fascination with objects from the last decades of the 18th century in France, and the burgeoning, international market for fine reproductions of them to decorate the grand interiors of the day.