96th Auction
2017/11/18
Lot 582
Jean-Simon Bourdier, Paris, Height 610 mm, circa 1787
A remarkable Louis XVI vase clock with date, half hour / hour self strike and billy goats
Case: red and white marble, ormolu. Dial: enamel, signed Bourdier and Dubui (Dubuisson), decorated. Movm.: circular brass full plate movement, 2 barrels, 1 hammer / 1 bell, count wheel, Graham-type deadbeat escapement, pendulum with silk string suspension and head of Apollon.
A large white marble vase clock with goat‘s heads handles, surmounted by a bouquet of roses and pomegranates; garlands of wine leaves and draperies join the handles to the body of the vase. The vase clock rests high on four goat feet connected by intertwined garlands of rose leaves and petals. The front leg is decorated with a flower-bedecked girl’s head.
A nearly identical vase clock is illustrated and described in: in: "Bronzes et Bois Sculptés des Collections Privées" by G. Henriot, Paris, pl. 12 and "Louis XVI Furniture" by S. de Ricci, published by Julius Hoffmann, Stuttgart p. 269.
Jean Simon Bourdier (1760-1839) was one of the most innovative clockmakers of his time. Jean-Simon Bourdier became a maitre horloger in Paris on 22 September 1787 and immediately became known for the perfection of his movements. In the early 19th century, he worked with the clockmaker Godon, the designer Dugourc and the sculptor Pierre Julien, producing several remarkable pieces destined for the Spanish king Charles IV. In parallel, he worked with the most influential merchants of the time, and particularly Daguerre and Julliot, carefully choosing the artisans who collaborated with him in the production of fine clocks. Among them the ebenistes Lieutaud and Riesener as well as the bronziers Galle, Thomire and Rémond, the cabinetmaker Schwerdfeger and the enamellers Dubuisson and Coteau. His clocks were also sold by the dealers Daguerre, Lignereux and Juilliot.
Source: H.L. Tardy, Dictionnaire des horlogers francais, Paris 1972, p. 74 and https://watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=Bourdier,_Jean-Simon, as of 10/04/2017
A remarkable Louis XVI vase clock with date, half hour / hour self strike and billy goats
Case: red and white marble, ormolu. Dial: enamel, signed Bourdier and Dubui (Dubuisson), decorated. Movm.: circular brass full plate movement, 2 barrels, 1 hammer / 1 bell, count wheel, Graham-type deadbeat escapement, pendulum with silk string suspension and head of Apollon.
A large white marble vase clock with goat‘s heads handles, surmounted by a bouquet of roses and pomegranates; garlands of wine leaves and draperies join the handles to the body of the vase. The vase clock rests high on four goat feet connected by intertwined garlands of rose leaves and petals. The front leg is decorated with a flower-bedecked girl’s head.
A nearly identical vase clock is illustrated and described in: in: "Bronzes et Bois Sculptés des Collections Privées" by G. Henriot, Paris, pl. 12 and "Louis XVI Furniture" by S. de Ricci, published by Julius Hoffmann, Stuttgart p. 269.
Jean Simon Bourdier (1760-1839) was one of the most innovative clockmakers of his time. Jean-Simon Bourdier became a maitre horloger in Paris on 22 September 1787 and immediately became known for the perfection of his movements. In the early 19th century, he worked with the clockmaker Godon, the designer Dugourc and the sculptor Pierre Julien, producing several remarkable pieces destined for the Spanish king Charles IV. In parallel, he worked with the most influential merchants of the time, and particularly Daguerre and Julliot, carefully choosing the artisans who collaborated with him in the production of fine clocks. Among them the ebenistes Lieutaud and Riesener as well as the bronziers Galle, Thomire and Rémond, the cabinetmaker Schwerdfeger and the enamellers Dubuisson and Coteau. His clocks were also sold by the dealers Daguerre, Lignereux and Juilliot.
Source: H.L. Tardy, Dictionnaire des horlogers francais, Paris 1972, p. 74 and https://watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=Bourdier,_Jean-Simon, as of 10/04/2017
Sold
estimated
10.000—15.000 €
Price realized
12.400 €