Lot n° 81
Estimation :
7000 - 10000
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 15 600EUR
Pierre-Philippe THOMIRE (1751-1843) attributed to. - Lot 81
Pierre-Philippe THOMIRE (1751-1843) attributed to.
An important terminal clock in finely chased bronze with mercury gilding. It forms an altar topped by the "sacred fire" tended by a vestal virgin holding a ewer in her left hand and a cup in her right. The sides are embellished with antique figures, while the projecting base is embellished with lions, rosettes and foliage. The dial, signed Hahn Horloger Mécanicien in Paris, is supported by two griffins, centered on renown figures. It indicates the hours in Roman numerals and the minutes in Arabic numerals. Both hands are in steel. It rests on a The set rests on a light-green breche marble base, supported by a plinth adorned with a frieze and a ball stand.
Christian Gottfried Hahn (1769 - 1837) mechanical watchmaker active in Paris from 182 to 1830. He was the son of the famous watchmaker-inventor Philipp Matthaus Hahn (1739 - 1790).
Paris. Empire period. Circa 1810.
H_77 cm W_56 cm D_25 cm
Comparative works :
- Anthenor II sale May 30, 2021. Brussels, Rue des Sablons. Lo 105. Sold for €52,000
- The Mobilier National keeps in its collections a table clock, decorated with a bas-relif of Homere, signed "Hahn Horloger Mécanicien à Paris". Clocks from the Mobilier National 1800/1870. Marie-France Dupuy-Baylet. Edition Faton 2006. Page 180.
- Christian Gottfried Hahn was born on February 24, 1769 in Onstmettingen, Germany, one of five sons of Philipp Matthäus Hahn. After their father's death in 1790, brothers Christian Gottfried and Christoph Matthäus Hahn worked for the firm Gebrüder Hahn (Hahn Brothers). Christian Gottfried then moved to Berlin, where he worked as a court mechanic and watchmaker until 1798. In 1812, following in his father's footsteps, Christian Gottfried Hahn founded a high-precision holography workshop in Paris.
- Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843), son of a master founder, was named master on May 18, 1772. Attached to the Manufacture de Sèvres, he worked for the Crown, then during the Empire, was the main supplier to the Garde-Meuble. He became the greatest bronzemaker of the late Ancien Régime and imperial period. Frenzied goats are also a recurring motif in Thomire's work.
Bibliography:
- Horloger mécanicien. Tardy. page 290
- THOMIRE Fondeur - Ciseleur (1751 - 1843). Juliette Niclause, attached to the Mobilier National. Librairie Grund 1947.
Expert : Stéphane Pepe
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