Feuchère P. F: Exceptional Achilles Glory Clock, Empire period.

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Feuchère P. F: Exceptional Achilles Glory Clock, Empire period.

Name: Feuchère P. F: Exceptional Achilles Glory Clock, Empire period.
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: P7ARA6QCE2
Price: 14500 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

By Gallery Mon Antiquaire-Geraldine..

Period 19th century

Style Empire Style, Consulat

Item offered for sale by

Mon Antiquaire-Geraldine Buisson

69009 Lyon

Display phone number +33 6 79 23 96 44

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Description

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Very rare model of Empire period clock with beautifully chiseled details, attributed to the bronzier, who is in my opinion the most gifted of his time, Pierre François Feuchère (1737-1823).
This spectacular gilt bronze clock of an imposing size represents the hero Achilles in armour, spear in hand showing his troops the entrance to the temple of Apollo, at the gates of Troy.
Achilles, having just decapitated the statue of the sun god, removes his helmet and taunts the gods he has just challenged.

The scene chiselled on the terminal could suggest the episode where Thetis dips her son Achille in the water of the Styx (the river of the underworld) to make him invulnerable, but it is not so.
Indeed, this representation evokes the moment when, in order to verify their immortality, Thetis places all her children in a cauldron of boiling water. We see Peleus, coming to arrest Thetis before she can do the same to Achilles.
The central scene of the gilded bronze base describes the famous episode where Priam, King of Troy, comes to beg Achilles, leaning on a pedestal table with griffins, to return the body of Prince Hector to him for the funeral.
The urn with Patroclus' ashes is behind Priam.
On either side of the base, the sword, the bow and the crown of laurels forming the attributes of the Hero.

The whole comes to rest on four superb lion paws, dear to Pierre François Feuchère.
He was, from the Directory to the end of the Empire period, the main competitor of Pierre-Philippe Thomire, creating original and spectacular pieces for a very wealthy French and international clientele.
Four models of top-of-the-range clocks produced under the Empire with the effigy of the hero of Larissa: "Achilles swearing to avenge Patroclus", "Achilles and Agamemnon", "The death of Achilles" and "the Glory of Achilles ", this one is the rarest and is, to date, the only copy listed for sale.
Beautiful original gilding, movement in perfect working order.

Dimensions:
Height: 68cm
Width: 48cm
Depth: 17cm

Ref: P7ARA6QCE2

Additional Information

Condition	Good
Style	Empire Style, Consulat (Table Clocks and Desk Clocks of Empire Style, Consulat Style)
Period	19th century (Table Clocks and Desk Clocks 19th century)
Country of origin	France
Artist	Pierre François Feuchère
Width (cm)	48 cm
Height (cm)	68 cm