A small Rococo Ormolu cartel cratchet
‘Etienne Le Noir à Paris, Bronze von St. Germain’ rectangular spring balancer, rounded-off below, weekly rewind, dial and mechanism signed, quarter-hour pull repeater on bells, enamel dial, engraved gilt hand, glazed bezel, asymmetrical fire-gilt-bronze case ornamented with rocailles, foliage and flowers, stamped
‘St. Germain’, 47 cm, France, circa 1748/50, age damage, traces of wear, no liability assumed for performance and accuracy, striking mechanism in need of overhaul, 1 pendulum, (HP)
Le Noir was one of the most famous Parisian cratchet-making dynasties. Etienne Le Noir produced cratchets for Mme de Pompadour, Mme du Barry, from Naples to Saxony. The company existed until 1820. Works by Jean Joseph de St. Germain, undoubtedly the most ingenious of Parisian bronzesmith of the 18th cent., are to be found in all important collections.
Specialist: Peter Hüttler
Peter Hüttler
+43-1-515 60-293
peter.huettler@dorotheum.at
25.10.2018 - 15:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 12,500.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 10,000.- to EUR 12,000.-
A small Rococo Ormolu cartel cratchet
‘Etienne Le Noir à Paris, Bronze von St. Germain’ rectangular spring balancer, rounded-off below, weekly rewind, dial and mechanism signed, quarter-hour pull repeater on bells, enamel dial, engraved gilt hand, glazed bezel, asymmetrical fire-gilt-bronze case ornamented with rocailles, foliage and flowers, stamped
‘St. Germain’, 47 cm, France, circa 1748/50, age damage, traces of wear, no liability assumed for performance and accuracy, striking mechanism in need of overhaul, 1 pendulum, (HP)
Le Noir was one of the most famous Parisian cratchet-making dynasties. Etienne Le Noir produced cratchets for Mme de Pompadour, Mme du Barry, from Naples to Saxony. The company existed until 1820. Works by Jean Joseph de St. Germain, undoubtedly the most ingenious of Parisian bronzesmith of the 18th cent., are to be found in all important collections.
Specialist: Peter Hüttler
Peter Hüttler
+43-1-515 60-293
peter.huettler@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Works of Art - Furniture, Sculptures, Glass and Porcelain |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 25.10.2018 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 13.10. - 25.10.2018 |
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