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THBEmpire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock, Blanc Fils, au Palais Royal
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LiveSep 21, 2025
Sunday September 21, 2025 at 11 am PST (Auction Start) Preview Times: Fri 9/19, 1-7 pm | Sat 9/20, 11 am-4 pm | Sun 9/21 10-11 am. On offer will be an extraordinary array of items spanning centuries of artistry and design—Victorian, Deco, MCM, and Antiques. Additional Highlights: Tiffany Flowering Water Lily lamp, Chuang Che’s Composition #17, Mount Tamalpais Painting by John Marshall Gamble, Patek Philippe 18k Annual Calendar Wristwatch, Jewelry by Cartier, Gübelin and Van Cleef & Arpels, Other Art, Baccarat and Murano, furnishings and Asian Arts. Fine Estate, Inc. info@finesf.com
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Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock, Blanc Fils, au Palais Royal
After Jean-Andre Reiche (1752-1817)
Depicting Eros on a chariot 'au Char de l'Amour' pulled by a pair of rearing horses, designed after the Marly, horses, the wheel drum housing a clock with enamel dial signed Blanc Fils Palais Royal on a marble plinth raised on articulated paw feet.
15 1/2in (39cm) h. 19in (49cm) l. 5in (12cm) w.
Condition: Good. Hairline crack at marble base below rear of chariot. Clock works are not guaranteed.
Provenance: La Pendulerie, Paris
Note:
A very similar mantel clock, with a gilt Eros on the Chariot of Diomedes, and the clock integrated into the wheel, is illustrated;
French Bronze Clocks, 1700-1830, Elke Niehuser, pub. Schiffer.
Now with Malmaison.Condition
Detailed condition reports are not included in this catalog. For a detailed condition report or to request additional images, please email the gallery directly at auctions@finesf.com. Condition report requests received after 5pm the day before the sale are not guaranteed. Shipping is not included. Please bid accordingly, as all sales are final, no returns are accepted on basis of condition.
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