Live Auction 18366The Collector: European and English 18th and 19th Century Furniture and Works of Art, Silver, Ceramics and Gold Boxes
A LARGE FRENCH ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
Lot 250 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 240-258)

A LARGE FRENCH ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK

BY LEMERLE-CHARPENTIER & CIE.BRONZIER, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed15 July 2020

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GBP 12,500

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A LARGE FRENCH ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
BY LEMERLE-CHARPENTIER & CIE.BRONZIER, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Of lyre outshape with a laurel-festooned arched pediment above a enamel dial signed 'LEMERLE-CHARPENTIER & CIE./ BRONZIER/ PARIS/ 8, Rue Charlotte', on a shaped rectangular base centred to front and back by an acanthus-crowned lion mask, the twin-barrel movement with strike on bell
39 ½ in. (100.5 cm.) high; 24 in. (61 cm.) wide; 13 ½ in. (34.5 cm.) deep

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The firm Charpentier & Cie was first founded in 1830 and was recorded at 8, Rue Charlot, Paris in 1860, prior to changing their name to Lemerle-Charpentier & Cie circa 1870, which they retained until 1890. Known for their high quality of craftsmanship, the firm produced bronze sculptures, garnitures, vases, torchères, and clocks, such as the present lot, which they exhibited at international exhibitions throughout the nineteenth century.