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Charles X Gilt Bronze and Marble "Mamelouk" Clock
Estimate:
$1,500 - $2,500
Sold
$1,400
Live Auction
New York City Estate Auction, February 20
Description
Charles X Gilt Bronze and Rouge Griotte Marble "Mamelouk" Clock, circa 1830, after the model by Louis Dupre (French, 1789-1837), surmounted by a seated figure holding a scimitar, silvered guilloche dial, the movement signed "Richond A Paris" and "Medaille D'Or 1827", strike on bell. 23" H x 18.5" W x 6" D. Note: A similar clock is illustrated in Stephan Adler, "Les Heures du Philhellenisme, les pendules philhelleniques francaises," Olkos, Athens, 2018, p. 249, no. 119. Keywords: Mantel Clock, Horologe, Horology, Timepiece, Time keeping, Antique, Ormolu, Orientalist, Orientalism, Turkey, Turkish, Mameluke, French Empire, Continental, European, Decorative Arts