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ANTIQUE #SA946043

A French Napoleon III Gilt Bronze And Blue Celeste Ground Sèvres Style Porcelain Clock By Jean Baptiste Delettrez

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Tim Saltwell Antiques

Jean Baptiste Delettrez
 
Retailed by Piduck Manchester
 
A superb Napoleon III, French, gilt bronze and blue celeste ground Sèvres style mantel clock. The porcelain dial painted with a putto surrounded with roman numerals. The finely cast and chased case surmounted with a porcelain oval portrait of an eighteenth century lady, above an arched top hung with gilt bronze floral swags. The bowed sides with porcelain panels painted with musical trophies, the front with further panels painted with flowers, amour and portraits, within gilt cartouches. The case retaining its original matt and burnished gilding with silver highlights to the leaves.
 
The eight day movement with Brocot escapement, rack striking the hour & half hour on a bell. The movement stamped JBD (No. 28948). The initials JBD on the movement are a monogram of Jean Baptiste Delettrez who is recorded as living in Paris circa 1845 until circa 1885. The case Numbered 3.
 
Height 20'' (51cm)
 
Width 11'' (28cm)
 
Depth 6'' ...
Antique SA946043 shown on this page was made in 1870. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1870
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Tim Saltwell Antiques
Specialists in 19th century English & Continental furniture
Tim Saltwell Antiques is also an antique trade association member of LAPADA CINOA
West Sussex
United Kingdom
Tel: 07860 796 536
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD