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DIRECTOIRE PERIOD BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, C. 1795

DIRECTOIRE PERIOD DORE & BLACK PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, C. 1795, H 14″, W 11 3/4″:”Noble Sauvage”. Titled “The Seaman Allegory to Trade”. Dial signed “Chepin a Paris”. The pyramidal shaped composition of this clock is dominated by the figure of a young black seaman who, in a very casual pose, has his elbow resting […]

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A FRENCH DIRECTOIRE THREE PIECE FIGURAL CLOCK SET:

A FRENCH DIRECTOIRE THREE PIECE FIGURAL CLOCK SET: gilt bronze and marble, the time and bell strike movement in shaped marble case accented by two standing gilt bronze scantily clad female figures with flower garlands. Together with matching cloven-hoofed tripod cassolettes with removable covers. Height 22 in. Width 12 in., c.1890. Images Click on thumbnails […]

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