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Harlequin clock (artist of the day)

EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH WORK, AFTER PIERRE PHILIPPE THOMIRE
Harlequin clock (artist of the day)

in gilt bronze with black patina, movement signed Vaillant in Paris.

Note: This clock was produced in various versions, notably with a polychrome patina. One is kept in the Palazzo Quirinale in Rome, while another came from the collection of Charles-Ludovic de Bourbon and is currently kept in the Palazzo Riccardi in Florence.
A variant formed part of the collection of Baron Alphonse de Rothschild (Salon Vert, Hôtel Saint-Florentin, Paris, CF Christie's New York sale, Rothschild Masterpieces, 17 October 2023, lot 561).

Bibliography: Elke NIEHÜSER, French Bronze Clocks, 1700-1830, Munich, 1999, for various models on page 168.
A key and a balance wheel are attached. The movement is missing parts and needs to be restored H: 34 cm

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