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Grand cartel d'applique en bronze doré de la fin de l'époque Louis XV, attribué à Robert Osmond
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description
- giltbronze
- Haut. 95 cm, larg. 59 cm
- Height 37 1/3 in; width 23 1/4 in
la caisse à décor de fleurs, surmontée de la figure d'Uranie, muse de l'Astronomie, le cul-de-lampe orné d'un Amour ; le mouvement signé Baltazar Martinot A Paris ; (le cadran et le mouvement rapportés)
Condition
Illustration is accurate.
Impressive case in very good condition, with a beautiful ormolu gilding and a very nice chasing.
Movement and case later associated.
Dial has damage around the left winding hole. Movement is Louis XIV period and signed Baltazar Martinot A Paris (probably originally fitted to a religeuse). Numbered outside count wheel striking on a bell, anchor escapement, formerly with quarter repeating work but this has been completely removed, later bell and stand, hammer altered/repaired, it looks as though it would run but would benefit from a clean. No pendulum or winder.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
La signature d'Osmond figurant sur un cartel similaire - passé en vente à Paris le 21 février 1978 au palais d'Orsay, lot 25, et appartenant aujourd'hui à une collection particulière (reproduit dans H. Ottomeyer et P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, tome II, p. 542, fig. 2) - permet de lui rendre la paternité de ce modèle. Le dessin général de la caisse figure d'ailleurs dans le recueil de dessins de Foullet et Osmond, conservé à l'INHA, ancienne bibliothèque Jacques Doucet (reproduit dans H. Ottomeyer et P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, tome I, p. 184, fig. 3.8.8).
Grâce au legs du comte Isaac de Camondo, le musée du Louvre en possède également un exemplaire (illustré dans D. Alcouffe, A. Dion-Tenenbaum et G. Mabille, Les Bronzes d'ameublement du Louvre, Dijon, 2004, p. 84, n°36).
Le nôtre se distingue par le thème de l'Astronomie, la figure finement ciselée d'Uranie rappelant les gracieuses silhouettes modelées par Falconet à la même époque.
Un cartel identique a été vendu chez Sotheby's à Paris, le 15 décembre 2003, lot 102.
Grâce au legs du comte Isaac de Camondo, le musée du Louvre en possède également un exemplaire (illustré dans D. Alcouffe, A. Dion-Tenenbaum et G. Mabille, Les Bronzes d'ameublement du Louvre, Dijon, 2004, p. 84, n°36).
Le nôtre se distingue par le thème de l'Astronomie, la figure finement ciselée d'Uranie rappelant les gracieuses silhouettes modelées par Falconet à la même époque.
Un cartel identique a été vendu chez Sotheby's à Paris, le 15 décembre 2003, lot 102.