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Large mantel clock "Orpheus", Empire, France, circa 1810/20, signed "Michelez / Élève de Breguet", chased gilt bronze

Description

Chased and fire-gilt bronze, partly polished, base with rich Empire ornament, clock case flanked by Orpheus with a lyre and a lute, in which a small Cupid sits; white enamel dial with Roman indices signed "Michelez / Élève de Breguet", thread suspension, bell strike, 53 x 35 x 14 cm. Case attributable to bronzier Louis-Stanislas Lenoir-Ravrio (Paris 1783 - Ivry 1846). Dial signature suggests clockmaker Charles Joseph Marie Michelez (1771 - 1848).

...Orpheus mit einer Lyra sowie einer Laute, in welcher ein kleiner Cupido sitzt; weiß emailliertes Zifferblatt mit römisches Indizes signiert "Michelez / Elève de Breguet", Fadenaufhängung, Schlag auf Glocke, 53 x 35 x 14 cm. Das Gehäuse kann dem Bronzier Louis-Stanislas Lenoir-Ravrio (Paris 1783 - Ivry 1846) zugeschrieben werden. Die Signatur des Zifferblatts lässt auf den Uhrmacher Charles Joseph Marie Michelez (1771 - 1848) schließen, der in der Zeit von 1812 bis 1828 in der Rue Saint Honoré No. 128 eine Werkstatt betrieb. Michelez war Schüler des höchstbedeutenden Uhrmachers Abraham-Louis Breguet.

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Sale conditions

Buyer's premium26,5 %
DeliveryShipping within the EU

According to the sale terms: « Ein Versand durch uns kann ausschließlich innerhalb der Europäischen Union erfolgen. »

Sale modeLive floor sale, online bidding
Location53119 Bonn
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364th auction | Autumn auction
Auktionshaus Plückbaum · 1,328 lots
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Licensed auctioneer Bonn Lot no. 907

Large mantel clock "Orpheus", Empire, France, circa 1810/20, signed "Michelez / Élève de Breguet", chased gilt bronze

Original titleGroße Pendule "Orpheus", Empire, Frankreich, um 1810/20, sign. "Michelez / Elève de Breguet", Bronze ziseliert und feuervergoldet sowie teilweise poliert, das Gehäuse im Sockel mit reicher Empire-Ornamentik, darauf der Uhrenkasten flankiert von...

Starting price
€1,700
Live floor sale
Fri 16 Oct, 13:00 (Berlin time)
Price checked 1 hour ago · the auction house's site is authoritative
Actual price, landed in United States (estimate)
Starting price€1,700
Buyer's premium (26,5 %)€450.50
Shipping in Germany (relay address)≈ €6.55
Forwarding to United States≈ €35
Estimated total≈ €2,192.05
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Outside the EU: import VAT and customs duties are payable on arrival and are not included in this price.
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