Jean-André Reiche, model after
A French empire gilt bronze chariot clock with Diomedes and Pallas Athene in a greek chariot, the white enamel chapter ring marked 'Piolaine a Paris'. C. 1810. H. 45. W. 51 cm. D. 12.5 cm.
Almost identical clock illustrated in Tardy: La Pendule francaise - French clocks, Paris, 7e édition. p. 279 and Elke Niehäuser: French bronze clocks, p. 241.
The subject of this superb clock is sometimes incorrectly referred to ‘The Chariot of Apollo’ or ‘Chariot of Diomedes’ however its true subject as a design for the model of 1807 by Jean-André Reiche (1752–1817), inscribed Char de Télémaque is in the Bibliothèque National de France, Paris. Among other surviving models of the same chariot clock is one in the Spanish Royal Collection, another in the Musée de Château de Malmaison as well as two further examples in the Musée François Duesberg at Mons in Belgium
Wear due to age and use. We do not guarantee for the functionality of the clock/ watch.
Antiques – decorative art, furniture and carpets, 11 June 2024
Not sold