Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period
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Gilt bronze Hydrangea clock - Empire period

By Gallery des Victoires
14.000 €
19th century
Empire Style, Consulat
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    Very rare clock designed in honor of Queen Hortense, who used hydrangeas as her emblem.
    Empire period, circa 1805.
    It depicts the plant in full bloom in a jardiniere, in which the movement is inscribed,
    In chased bronze, gilded with mercury and with a brown patina.
    The enameled dial is signed "Gamot Père à Lille".
    The sides are decorated with garden tools,
    The terrace has a spinning top base, animated by an applique frieze decorated with a love scene in an exotic garden.
    Very fine quality workmanship.
    Magnificent brilliance of the original agate-amatized mercury gilding.
    Complete movement with anchor escapement, silk thread suspension,
    In perfect working order, overhauled by a specialized watchmaker.
    Hour and half-hour chimes.

    Dimensions: 36 x 24 x 12.5 cm.

    Hortense Eugénie Cécile de Beauharnais, Queen of Holland and Duchess of Saint-Leu (1783-1837),
    Daughter of Joséphine de Beauharnais and Alexandre François Marie, vicomte de Beauharnais, she became Napoleon's daughter-in-law in 1796. She married Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon's brother, in 1802 and, when he was crowned King of Holland in 1806, she became Napoleon's daughter-in-law.

    Litterature. :
    Reproduced in Musée François Duesberg (1775-1825), page 71,
    Connaissance des Arts "Le XIXe siècle français", Hachette edition (1957), reproduced on page 138.

    Ref: H6EI20LR47

    Condition Very 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
    Height (cm) 38
    Materials Bronze
    Shipping Time Ready to ship in 2-3 Business Days
    Location 75002, Paris, France
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