95th Auction
2017/5/6
Lot 202
French, Height 200 mm, circa 1800
A rare Directoire quarter repeating carriage clock with quarter hour/hour self strike and original velvet-lined morocco case with embossings
Case: brass, gilt, baluster-shaped feet. Dial: enamel. Movm.: rectangular brass full plate movement, 3 hammers / 2 bells, 3 barrels, verge escapement.
The minimal ornamentation on the case dates from the short period of the French Directory around 1799 and 1804 - the Directoire style used Neoclassical forms and motifs both in art and fashion.
In its simplicity the style attempted to meet one of the principal demands of the French Revolution - (equality for all); it was a stark contrast to the previous pomp of baroque and rococo styles. The Directoire style embodied the aversion of the republican people to the grand and ostentatious styles the noble classes loved so much.
Source: "Das grosse Kunstlexikon" by P.W. Hartmann.
A rare Directoire quarter repeating carriage clock with quarter hour/hour self strike and original velvet-lined morocco case with embossings
Case: brass, gilt, baluster-shaped feet. Dial: enamel. Movm.: rectangular brass full plate movement, 3 hammers / 2 bells, 3 barrels, verge escapement.
The minimal ornamentation on the case dates from the short period of the French Directory around 1799 and 1804 - the Directoire style used Neoclassical forms and motifs both in art and fashion.
In its simplicity the style attempted to meet one of the principal demands of the French Revolution - (equality for all); it was a stark contrast to the previous pomp of baroque and rococo styles. The Directoire style embodied the aversion of the republican people to the grand and ostentatious styles the noble classes loved so much.
Source: "Das grosse Kunstlexikon" by P.W. Hartmann.
Sold
estimated
2.500—4.000 €
Price realized
4.900 €