Classic Design: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics
Classic Design: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics
Property from an Important Private Collection, Texas
A Late Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock, Circa 1790
Lot closes
October 16, 06:27 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Starting Bid
7,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
the drum-form movement possibly associated with silk suspension and pinwheel escapement; the white enamel chapter ring of Arabic numerals signed Dubuisson with centre seconds, minute, hours, month, day and date hands; the case embellished with flowers, hung with draperies, surmounted by two embracing putti in a corn and fruit-filled basket, and carried on thyrsi by two bacchants; on a rounded rectangular base with trophy decoration, central gilt bronze disc replaced and inscribed on reverse Wm Brennan 11+1+72
height 20 in.; width 21 in.; depth 5 1/4 in.
51 cm; 52 cm; 13.5 cm
Etienne Gobin, known as Dubuisson (d. circa 1822), watch and clock enameller, worked at Chantilly and Sèvres as a flower painter. He is recorded in the Rue de la Huchette in the 1790s before moving to Rue de la Calandre around 1812. Along with his contemporary Coteau, Dubuisson produced some of the finest enamelled decoration on clock dials in the latter part of the 18th century.
A clock of identical model with dial signed Grandchamps Fils was offered Christie’s London 9 December 2010, lot 260.
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