Importante pendule dite au char de Télémaque. - Lot 508

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Importante pendule dite au char de Télémaque. - Lot 508
Importante pendule dite au char de Télémaque. Based on a model by the bronze-maker Jean-André Reiche (1752-1817), who was awarded a master's degree in 1785, and whose preparatory drawing was deposited in the Imperial Library in 1807. It depicts Telemachus standing on a lion-headed chariot drawn by two spirited horses, protected by Athena brandishing her shield. Ring dial signed by Armingaud l'aîné in Paris (rue Meslay - Bld de la porte Saint-Martin between 1806 and 1813) inscribed in the chariot wheel. It rests on a large terrace, carried by four lictors' beams, decorated with the Imperial eagle and two laurel wreaths. Bronze finely chased, gilded with mercury and partially amatized. Parisian work. Empire period. Dimensions : 50 x 46 x 12 cm. Condition : Very good condition. Provenance : Collection of Baron and Baroness François Duesberg. Litt. Reproduced in the museum catalogue page 36 and 37 - Pierre Kjellberg "L'encyclopédie de la pendule française" reproduced page 417 - Connaissance des Arts "Le XIXe siècle français" - Hachette, reproduced page 136. Tardy "La pendule française" second part reproduced page 199. A copy kept at the Château de Malmaison.
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