Lot n° 46
Estimation :
3000 - 5000
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 11 830EUR
A small alcove cabinet with a console, featuring an undulati - Lot 46
A small alcove cabinet with a console, featuring an undulating form and decorated with Boulle marquetry in pewter and copper set against a brown tortoiseshell background. It is crowned by a pair of putti with a rooster, seated among the clouds. The front and sides are adorned with a design of rosettes, scrollwork, and engraved acanthus foliage, all surrounded by fillets. The gilded bronze dial, signed “CHARLES VOISIN A PARIS,” features twenty-four white-enameled discs indicating the hours and minutes in Roman and Arabic numerals. Charles Voisin (1686–1761) Inducted as a master in 1710
Finely chiseled and gilded bronze trim: acanthus frieze moldings, leaf-shaped clasps, openwork cartouche, and small feet. Paris. Early 18th century
Antique spring-wound movement (bearing the signature “Charles Voisin à Paris”).
H_87 cm L_28 cm
Normal wear and tear. Pendulum present; keys and gong missing.
Comparable works
*Richerd Auction House. Villefranche-sur-Saône. May 30, 2015. Lot 79 *Encyclopedia of French Clocks from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century. Pierre Kjellberg. Edition de l’amateur, 1997. Page 56
Appraiser: Stéphane Pepe
Appraiser: Stéphane Pepe
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