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Bronze clock featuring enameled plaques with Roman numerals

$52,500
£39,884.09
€46,522.74
CA$75,204.28
A$76,292.31
CHF 43,394.40
MX$926,872.91
NOK 510,350.67
SEK 512,119.70
DKK 347,842.38

About the Item

Bronze clock featuring enameled plaques with Roman numerals, signed Deniere a Paris. Denière et Matelin were prominent French bronziers, producers of ornamental patinated and gilt-bronze objects and mounts working in Paris during the Directoire and First French Empire periods. Named for Jean-François Denière (1774–1866) and François Thomas Matelin (1759–1815), the firm is known for the production of ormolu furniture mounts, candelabra, torchères, and ornamental mantel clocks. Suppliers to the French court before the revolution, the company, after the revolution, and before the establishment of the First Empire under First-Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, primarily exported to European courts and nobility and the emerging United States. Under the Empire government the firm regained favor in France, producing furniture mounts, candelabra, and clock cases for the homes of the regime. Dimensions: Height 31 1/2", width 24 3/4", depth 13 1/2 CW2832.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31.5 in (80.01 cm)Width: 24.75 in (62.87 cm)Depth: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)
  • Style:
    Louis XV (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1880
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Atlanta, GA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: CW28321stDibs: LU847820123682

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