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An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.

An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.
An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.
An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.
An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.
An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.
An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.
An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.
An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.
An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.
An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.
An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.
An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.
An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.
An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 750 - 2 190 EUR
1 840 - 2 300 USD
Hammer price
48 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Alexander Johansson
Stockholm
Alexander Johansson
Assistant Specialist Works of Art
+46 (0)707 88 84 71
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An Empire ormolu mantel clock 'La fontaine de l'Amour', early 19th century.

The rectangular plinth with an arched centre with ornaments in relief, modelled after Amor's wellspring. The white enamel dial signed "Vaillant à Paris" (Louis-Jacques Vaillant, maître-horloger 1787, active until circa 1817). Length 38, depth 21, height 46 cm.

Literature

See: Niehüser, "Die Französiche Bronzeuhr", cat. no. 595, p. 227; and Dupuy-Baylet, "Pendules du Mobilier national 1800-1870", p. 43. Compare also an identical mantel clock in the collections of Mobilier national: GML-7280-000.