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Pierre-Victor Ledure

Paris circa 1783 – 1840 Paris

Pendulum clock with the "Oath of the Horatii“ – after the painting by Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825). Circa 1810

Gilt bronze; clockwork by François-Pierre Jolly, known as Gaston-Jolly (traceable 1794–1820). 47 × 54 × 20,5 cm (18 ½ × 21 ¼ × 8 ⅛ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Pierre-Victor Ledure. Pendulum clock with the

Estimate:

EUR 8,000

 

- 10,000

USD 9,000

 

- 11,200

Sold for:

10,000 EUR (incl. premium)

Autumn Auctions 247-254

Orangerie Selected Objects, Thursday, 26.11.2015

Information

Gilt bronze; clockwork by François-Pierre Jolly, known as Gaston-Jolly (traceable 1794–1820). 47 × 54 × 20,5 cm (18 ½ × 21 ¼ × 8 ⅛ in.). Signed on the clock face: Gaston Jolly Fils A PARIS. / marked number on the board: 429. Gilt on the backing board with scuff marks.

Related literature regarding Ledure Hans Ottomeyer and Peter Pröschel: Vergoldete Bronzen, vol. II, Munich 1986, p. 687f. Literature regarding Pierre Kjellberg: Encyclopédie de la pendule française, Paris 1997, p. 411, no. F / Elke Niehüser: Die französische Bronzeuhr. Eine Typologie der figürlichen Darstellungen, Munich 1997, p. 70, no. 102.

Private collection, Munich