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An Empire ormolu and patinated bronze 'Le Matelot' mantel clock by P. Strengberg (active 1802-1831).
Estimate
50 000 - 75 000 SEK
4 700 - 7 050 EUR
5 300 - 7 950 USD
Hammer price
42 000 SEK
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An Empire ormolu and patinated bronze 'Le Matelot' mantel clock by P. Strengberg (active 1802-1831).
The model by Jean-Simon Deverberie. Modelled as a seaman leaning against a bale of cotton containing the movement surrounded by symbols of commerce. The square base with a bas-relief of putti loading and unloading a ship. On four barell feet. The white enamelled Roman dial marked "Strengberg". Length 30,5, width 9,5, height 36 cm. Pendulum and key included.
Literature
Drawing for the model "Le Matelot" found in Bibliotèque Nationale, Paris dated August 1808 (Cabinet des Estampes), Le 30 fol. Elke Niehüser, Die Französische Bronzeuhr, München 1997, compare similar mantle clock depicted p. 142; Ottomeyer/Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, München 1986, part I, compare similar mantle clock 5.15.26. picture p. 381.