French Empire Bronze and Marble Figural Clock

French Empire Bronze and Marble Figural Clock

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$1,500 – $2,500[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]New Orleans Auction Galleries[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$1,100[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]Dec 03, 2022[/restrict]

French Empire Gilt-Bronze and Marble Figural Clock

first quarter 19th century, the top with a seated baby and a shell, the case with an enameled chapter ring and corner quivers of arrows, mounted with a silk-string suspension movement, the case engraved "L'heure comme la bulle echappe en nos plaisirs" (the hour as the bubble escapes in our pleasures), on a verte antique marble base.
h. 16", w. 7-1/2", d. 5-1/4"

Provenance: The Estate of Camille & Raymond Hankamer, Houston, Texas.