“Pendule Au Nègre” Francois Goutier a Paris
Vente aux enchères - Antiquorum N°209 - 16 novembre 2008 - Lot N°439

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“Pendule Au Nègre” Francois Goutier a Paris
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Vente aux enchères
Antiquorum N°209
16 novembre 2008
Lot N°439

“Pendule Au Nègre” Francois Goutier a Paris. Made circa 1800. Fine and rare, 8-day going, Directoire gilt and patinated bronze “Pendule Au Nègre” with hour and half-hour striking.
  • USD14 000 - 18 000
  • EUR9 500 - 13 000
  • CHF15 000 - 20 000
  • CHF 16 800


C. Figure of a black man with patinated upper body and feet, gilt bronze trousers, the clock housed in a gilt-bronze bale with a fouled anchor and barrel to the side. Oblong base set with a chased gilt-bronze panel depicting cherubs loading barrels and bales onto a ship while another counts the money, one bale inscribed “N°8”, raised on barrel feet. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Gilt brass Directoire hands. M. 85 mm. , circular brass plates, spring barrels for both trains, anchor escapement with silk suspension, countwheel striking the hours and half-hours on a bell. Dial signed. Dim. 38 x 31 x 11 cm.
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