Classic Design: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics
Classic Design: Furniture, Silver & Ceramics
Property of a Distinguished Private Collection
A Louis Philippe Gilt-Bronze Musical Clock in the Shape of the Cathedral of Reims, Circa 1840
Lot Closed
October 17, 06:43 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Louis Philippe Gilt-Bronze Musical Clock in the Shape of the Cathedral of Reims, Circa 1840
The ebonized wood base with musical movement with two tunes and three levers for control, signed Martinet & Benoit of Geneva.
height 24 1/2 in.; width 15 1/2 in.; depth 7 1/4 in.
62.3 cm; 39.4 cm; 18.4 cm
An identical clock is in the Swedish royal collection. It was exhibited and illustrated, Un age d'or des arts decoratifs 1814-1848, Paris, October-December 1991, no.157, pp. 303-304; another is at Petrodvoretz (Peterhoff Museum) which had been the summer residence of Peter the Great.