![Bollard clock in chased, gilded and patinated bronze, featuring Psyché and L'Amour.
The bollard is adorned with a bas-relief of an oil lamp and a sword, and contains :
Gilt brass dial, unsigned, showing the hours in black-painted Roman numerals. Bezel chased with a wreath of flowers.
The two-key winding mechanical movement, marked PS. Wire suspension.
Resting on a quadrangular base with four clawed feet, and adorned with a thick laurel torus and an applied bas-relief depicting a crossed unbanded arch with two wreaths of roses.
First third of the 19th century, Restoration period.
H. 57.2 cm - Width: 35.5 cm - Depth: 16.5 cm.
Worn gilding and patina, faded indexes, scratches and minor dents; wing fastenings to be revised.
To be compared with the gilt bronze clock delivered by the clockmaker ROBIN to the Garde-Meuble on May 10, 1824 and sent to the Tuileries Palace in December 2025.
The figure of Psyché is the same, but she is holding a butterfly instead of the hand of Love (absent). Apart from the bas-relief on the terminal and the torus on the base, the rest is very similar.
In Marie-France DUPUY-BAYLET, ''L'heure, le feu, la lumière. Les bronzes du Mobilier national 1800-1870'', Ed. Faton, Dijon, 2010, p. 246, n° 133 [GML 110034 - 55.5 x 34.3 x 14.6 cm].](https://cdn.drouot.com/d/lot/fullHD/58/179568/44ebf182eb1533f3d26be2f92eeba580)
Bollard clock in chased, gilded and patinated bronze, featuring Psyché and L'Amour. The bollard is adorned with a bas-relief of an oil lamp and a sword, and contains : Gilt brass dial, unsigned, showing the hours in black-painted Roman numerals. Bezel chased with a wreath of flowers. The two-key winding mechanical movement, marked PS. Wire suspension. Resting on a quadrangular base with four clawed feet, and adorned with a thick laurel torus and an applied bas-relief depicting a crossed unbanded arch with two wreaths of roses. First third of the 19th century, Restoration period. H. 57.2 cm - Width: 35.5 cm - Depth: 16.5 cm. Worn gilding and patina, faded indexes, scratches and minor dents; wing fastenings to be revised. To be compared with the gilt bronze clock delivered by the clockmaker ROBIN to the Garde-Meuble on May 10, 1824 and sent to the Tuileries Palace in December 2025. The figure of Psyché is the same, but she is holding a butterfly instead of the hand of Love (absent). Apart from the bas-relief on the terminal and the torus on the base, the rest is very similar. In Marie-France DUPUY-BAYLET, ''L'heure, le feu, la lumière. Les bronzes du Mobilier national 1800-1870'', Ed. Faton, Dijon, 2010, p. 246, n° 133 [GML 110034 - 55.5 x 34.3 x 14.6 cm].
Estimate
€500 - €1,000
Result
€1,050
Buyer's premium
26%
Bollard clock in chased, gilded and patinated bronze, featuring Psyché and L'Amour.
The bollard is adorned with a bas-relief of an oil lamp and a sword, and contains :
Gilt brass dial, unsigned, showing the hours in black-painted Roman numerals. Bezel chased with a wreath of flowers.
The two-key winding mechanical movement, marked PS. Wire suspension.
Resting on a quadrangular base with four clawed feet, and adorned with a thick laurel torus and an applied bas-relief depicting a crossed unbanded arch with two wreaths of roses.
First third of the 19th century, Restoration period.
H. 57.2 cm - Width: 35.5 cm - Depth: 16.5 cm.
Worn gilding and patina, faded indexes, scratches and minor dents; wing fastenings to be revised.
To be compared with the gilt bronze clock delivered by the clockmaker ROBIN to the Garde-Meuble on May 10, 1824 and sent to the Tuileries Palace in December 2025.
The figure of Psyché is the same, but she is holding a butterfly instead of the hand of Love (absent). Apart from the bas-relief on the terminal and the torus on the base, the rest is very similar.
In Marie-France DUPUY-BAYLET, ''L'heure, le feu, la lumière. Les bronzes du Mobilier national 1800-1870'', Ed. Faton, Dijon, 2010, p. 246, n° 133 [GML 110034 - 55.5 x 34.3 x 14.6 cm].