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LARGE CLOCK 'A L'ETUDE', Empire, the model by P.V. LEDURE 1825-1830

$4,476.18
£3,325.47
€3,800
CA$6,272.94
A$6,351.51
CHF 3,613.36
MX$77,190.75
NOK 42,711.67
SEK 42,487.28
DKK 28,974.04

About the Item

Height: 50 cm. Width: 34 cm. Depth: 13 cm. France, 1810-1820 Attr. P.V. LEDURE MOVEMENT Eight-day movement. Pendulum with thread suspension. Half-hour and hour lockwheel strike, striking on a bell. FUNCTIONS Hours and minutes. From the center, day of the week in French notation and date display. CASE Empire, the model by P.V. LEDURE (Pierre Victor Ledure, active around 1810/1840) Fine pendulum clock of high quality and impressive size. P.V. Ledure completed his apprenticeship with A.A. Ravrio. Main body kept simple with applied decorations. Classically draped male figure sitting on the clock case, holding a lira and a scroll in his hands. Clothed in classic sandals. The rectangular case is decorated with wreaths and musical instruments in high-quality gilded bronze. Seated Apollo with lyre and scroll, the toga with sculpted folds modulating the body. DIAL Enamel dial, blued steel hands in Breguet style.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.69 in (50 cm)Width: 13.39 in (34 cm)Depth: 5.12 in (13 cm)
  • Style:
    Empire (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    ca 1820
  • Condition:
    Repaired.
  • Seller Location:
    Berlin, DE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU10773250170392

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