Auction 505 Decorative Art
Nov 15, 2023
Hitzelerstr. 2, 50968 Köln, Germany

Auction: Wednesday, 15 November 2023


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LOT 3:

Allier
Allier: GILT BRONZE PENDULE "LA LEÇON D'ASTRONOMIE"

Sold for: €4,800
Start price:
1,200
Estimated price :
€1,500 - €2,000
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Auction took place on Nov 15, 2023 at VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG
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Allier: GILT BRONZE PENDULE "LA LEÇON D'ASTRONOMIE"
GILT BRONZE PENDULE "LA LEÇON D'ASTRONOMIE".

Allier. Paris

Date: Ca. 1820.
Maker/Designer: Model André Reiche, 1807.
Technique: Bronze gilded.
Description: On four stylus-like feet lengthwise rectangular base with globe, telescope and other
measuring instruments two young ladies talking at a table with star chart and astrolabe.
The table is the rectangular clock case. Enamel dial with Arabic numberals and minutes.
14-days-pendulum movement with thread suspension, half-hour chime on bell.
Measurement: 37x38x12cm.
Mark: On dial inscr. "Allier" (Allier Paris, 1789-1840, Tardy p. 5).

Provenance:
Private collection Cologne.

Literature:
Ottomeyer, Hans & Pröschel, Peter: Vergoldete Bronzen, vol.1, Munich 1986. The model drawing and the execution of the model see p.374f., no.5.15.1 and no.5.15.2.

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