A Large Empire Ormolu and Green Patinated Bronze Figural Clock

An Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock
19th Century
the case flanked by the figure of Apollo on one side and a telescope on the other, the base with a cast classical frieze titled Immortalite; the movement marked TN.
Height 23 5/8 x width 16 1/8 inches.
Property from the Estate of Michael L. Wilkie, Chicago, Illinois
Michael L. Wilkie (1941-2021) was the owner of one of the most renowned penthouses in both Chicago and the nation. Recently offered for sale for the first time in nearly fifty years, the penthouse occupies the entire top floor and roof terrace of 1500 Lake Shore Drive, which was built in 1927 by celebrated architect Rosario Candela.Wilkie, who grew up in Long Grove, Illinois as well as Montecito, California, played a critical role in expanding his family business, the DoALL Company, which came to include over 70 companies around the globe. His father, Leighton A. Wilkie, founded DoALL and invented the metal-cutting bandsaw, one of the most widely used tools in manufacturing today. Michael Wilkie worked for and ran the business for 60 years.

Photos courtesy of Andrew Miller and The Baines Group, Jameson | Sotheby's International Realty.

A good French Empire gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock signed Lebaury a Paris

Lebaury a Paris, a good French Empire gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock, the stepped, patinated base on anthemion ornamented paw feet, surbase with gilt heart and flower decorated molding and mounted with three interlocking wreaths and flanking swords, surmounted by a patinated, winged male figure, studying a gilt scroll atop the architectural clock enclosure, the base and cornice with foliate ornamented moldings, and the front with torcheres and suspended festoon, signed, gilt roman numeral dial with blued steel Breguet style hands, 8 day, two train pendule de Paris movement with silk thread suspension, striking the hours and half hour on a bell, the back plate signed "Hemon a Paris"

A good French Empire gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock signed Lebaury a Paris

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Lebaury a Paris, a good French Empire gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock, the stepped, patinated base on anthemion ornamented paw feet, surbase with gilt heart and flower decorated molding and mounted with three interlocking wreaths and flanking swords, surmounted by a patinated, winged male figure, studying a gilt scroll atop the architectural clock enclosure, the base and cornice with foliate ornamented moldings, and the front with torcheres and suspended festoon, signed, gilt roman numeral dial with blued steel Breguet style hands, 8 day, two train pendule de Paris movement with silk thread suspension, striking the hours and half hour on a bell, the back plate signed "Hemon a Paris"

Large French Empire Bronze Figural Clock

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Large French Empire Bronze Figural Clock

first quarter 19th century, set with a patinated bronze figure of Apollo on one side and a blue-painted celestial globe on an engine-turned column-form base on the other, the central clock case with a lyre-form finial, the lower portion with a lion-headed "fountain", flanked by figures of Victory, panpipes and a quiver on one side, the base set with a large bas-relief-molded neoclassical panel, set with a silk-string suspension movement.
h. 23-1/2", w. 17-1/2", d. 5-1/2"

A Large Empire Style Bronze and Marble Figural Clock

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A Large Empire Style Bronze and Marble Figural Clock
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Height 29 x width 22 inches.