Exceptionnelle pendule. - Lot 504

Lot n° 504
Go to lot
Estimation :
50000 - 60000 EUR
Exceptionnelle pendule. - Lot 504
Exceptionnelle pendule. Depicting the meeting of Robinson Crusoe with Friday, an episode taken from the novel by Daniel de Foe published in 1719. The composition depicts Robinson Crusoe dressed in goatskins, protected from the sun by an umbrella, with a rifle in his right hand, talking to Friday, kneeling under a lemon tree, accompanied by a parrot. The enamelled dial, signed Le Clerc in Brussels, with Roman numerals and Breguet hands, is set in a bas-relief depicting two other episodes of the novel, framed by cactuses. Green marble counter base resting on four feet. Bronze finely chased, gilded with mercury, partially amatized and with a green and black patina. French work from the Consulate period. Very rare. Very good quality. Dimensions : 54 x 34 x 12 cm. Perfect condition. Provenance : Collection of Baron and Baroness François Duesberg. Note : Model attributed by the specialized literature to the Parisian bronze-maker Claude Galle (1759-1815), the copy presents on the dial the signature of the Brussels watchmaker Philippe Célestin Leclerc (1762-1846) established in rue des Carrières (today Cantersteen) and who worked in close collaboration with Paris. Literature : Reproduced page 65 in the catalogue of the Duesberg museum - Exhibited in 1993 at the Bellevue museum during the exhibition of "Noir et d'Or" and reproduced in the catalogue - Pierre Kjellberg " L'encyclopédie de la pendule française" reproduced page 359 - A copy preserved in the Pitti palace in Florence.
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue