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French Empire Bronze and Marble Figural Clock
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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.
An Empire Gilt Bronze and Marble Figural Mantel Clock
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An Empire Gilt Bronze and Marble Figural Mantel Clock
Early 19th Century
the dial signed a Paris, the movement stamped F.
Height 18 1/8 x width 20 3/8 x depth 6 1/8 inches.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from a Private Chicago Collection
French Empire Bronze & Marble Figural Mantel Clock
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French Empire Bronze & Marble Figural Mantel Clock
early 19th century
bronze and green marble with gilded accents, 8-day brass spring driven time and strike movement with silk thread suspension, unsigned
25 x 20 x 7 1/2 inches
French Empire Gilt Bronze & Marble Figural Mantel Clock
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French Empire Gilt Bronze & Marble Figural Mantel Clock
first half 19th century
the clock surmounted by a seated figure playing the harp and Cupid, 8-day brass time and strike movement with silk thread suspension, unsigned
19 x 20 x 5 1/2 inches
French Empire Gilt Bronze & Marble Figural Mantel Clock
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French Empire Gilt Bronze & Marble Figural Mantel Clock
first half 19th century
decorated with two cherubs and a satyr surrounding the enameled ball clock, 8-day time and strike movement with platform cylinder escapement, movement signed "Vincenti & Cie"
15 3/4 x 13 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches
French Empire Style Bronze, Marble & Slate Figural Mantel Clock, Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912)
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French Empire Style Bronze, Marble & Slate Figural Mantel Clock, Mathurin Moreau (1822-1912)
late 19th century
surmounted with a patinated bronze sculpture of a woman wearing draping garments and seated on a bench, the slate with inserts and mounted with gilt bronze wreathes, filigree and seated griffins, French ebauche 8-day spring driven time and strike movement, dial marked "Rue de L'Oseille No. 7," movement marked "Medaille d'Argent Vincenti & Cie," sculpture signed "Moreau Aine"
26 x 29 x 11 1/2 inches
An Empire Gilt Bronze and Marble Figural Mantel Clock
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An Empire Gilt Bronze and Marble Figural Mantel Clock
Circa 1815
depicting The Reader after a model by Jean-Andre Reiche (French, 1752-1817); the dial signed B.mi Perrin a Paris.
Height 12 1/2 x width 11 1/2 x depth 5 1/2 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.