Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume III : À travers l’Hôtel Lambert
Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume III : À travers l’Hôtel Lambert
A skeleton clock, "Story of Psyche", the dial signed 'Kinable Paris', the painting on the dial signed 'J. Coteau', late Louis XVI circa 1790
Auction Closed
October 13, 06:27 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 80,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
A skeleton clock, "Story of Psyche", the dial signed 'Kinable Paris', the painting on the dial signed 'J. Coteau', late Louis XVI circa 1790
gilt-bronze mounted and enamel, the movement with pin wheel escapement, the grid-iron sunburst pendulum with knife-edge suspension, outside count wheel striking on a bell, the case decorated with bronze clouds, doves, flowers and leaves, on a 'Griotte Rouge' plaque, the four enamel plaques painted with scenes from the life of Psyche
height 27⅛in.; width 17¼in.; depth 6 in.; 69 cm; 44 cm 15 cm.
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Pendule squelette en bronze doré et émaux représentant L'Histoire de Psychée, fin de l'époque Louis XVI, vers 1790, le mouvement signé Kinable, les émaux par Coteau
height 27⅛in.; width 17¼in.; depth 6 in.; 69 cm; 44 cm 15 cm.
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Private Collection, England;
Sotheby's London, 17 April 1964, lot 76;
J. B. Diette Collection, Paris;
Private Collection, Basel;
Koller, 17 March 2005, lot 1243;
P. Izarn Collection, Paris;
Private Collection, England;
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Collection privée, Angleterre ;
Sotheby's Londres, le 17 avril 1964, lot 76 ;
J. B. Diette, Paris ;
Collection privée, Bâle ;
Koller, 17 mars 2005, lot 1243 ;
P. Izarn Collection, Paris ;
Collection privée, Angleterre ;
A similar mantel clock is illustrated in Connaissance des arts, "Les pendules Louis XVI", March 1964, it was by repute at the Tuileries.
Dieudonné Kinable was active from the end of Louis XVI's reign. Distinguished himself by his skeleton and lyre clocks, for his dials he employed the enamellers Coteau and Dubuisson.
Joseph Coteau (1740-1812) was possibly the most famous enameller of his day, supplying dials for the great clockmakers of France. Born in Geneva he became maître-peintre-émailleur at the Académie de Saint-Luc in Geneva in 1766. By 1772 he was installed in Rue Poupée, Paris. Coteau is celebrated not only for his dials but also as a skilled miniaturist. He discovered a new method for fixing raised gold on porcelain and worked closely with the Sèvres factory in developing their 'jewelled' porcelain. After the abolition of the guilds in 1791, enamellers were allowed to sell complete clocks without being required to include the name of the clockmaker.