Clock in gilt bronze and patinated bronze decorated with two - Lot 204

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Clock in gilt bronze and patinated bronze decorated with two - Lot 204
Clock in gilt bronze and patinated bronze decorated with two negrillons carrying a palanquin with Paul and Virginie accompanied by their dog. Enamel eyes. Base decorated with a bas-relief with the shipwreck of Saint Géran. Enamel dial signed Armingaud L'ainé in Paris. Bronze attributed to Louis-Isidore Choiselat, called Choiselat-Gallien (1784-1853). Circa 1800 - 1810 (missing the balance, the gong, the hammer and the counting wheel) H. 47 cm W. 32 cm D. 11 cm JB-HL Armingault or Armingaud (before 1775 - after 1825) Parisian clockmaker installed initially street Meslay then boulevard of the door Saint Martin. Louis-Isidore Choiselat (1784 - 1853) manufacturer of bronzes for the Garde-Meuble Royal. Provenance : Private collection, Paris. Comparative bibliography: Pierre Kjelberg " Encyclopedia of the French clock " Paris, Editions de l'amateur, 1997, page 358. H. Ottomeyer and V Proschel " Verlodete bronzen " Munich, 1986, page 379. Museum François Duesberg, Mons, Belgium.
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