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66 x 34 x 25.5 cm.
Stamped (Osmond), for Robert Osmond
(Canisy 1711-1789 Paris, master since 1746).
Paris, ca. 1760 – 1765.
CASE: Bronze; cast, chased and fire-gilt. The multitiered
base rises from an approximately square layout.
It is supported by four L-shaped feet with a hint of a
meander motif on its underside. The subsequent hollow-shaped
zone features a frame on all sides with
semi-circular incisions on the top set with finely
punched four-leaved filling. On the three display sides,
opulent, three-dimensional oak leaf garlands with
leaves and fruit are hung rising at their base from
rosettes and swinging downwards in a U-shape.
Above this is a smooth, two-tiered base plate which
supports the urn-shaped vase. Its base, surrounded
by a laurel torus at its foot, is strongly recessed with
slanted fluting ending in a shaft ring. Robert Osmond
(1711-1789) was an apprentice bronze-caster in the
workshop of Louis Regnard from 1735. He became a
master in 1746 and ran a workshop in the Rue des
Canettes near Saint Sulpice until he was able to move
to the more elegant Rue de Mâcon in 1761. In 1766 he
signed the important declaration of the Parisian
maîtres fondeurs regarding the copyright protection
of their models. His professional career probably came
to an end between 1770 and 1775. His inventory was
made in 1789 after his death. An object close to the
example on offer for sale here is held at the Musée
Condé in The Château de Chantilly near Paris.
Dial: White enamel with Roman hours, Arabic minutes,
winding holes next to the III and IX, black signature
“Ferdinand Berthoud”.
FUNCTIONS: Openwork gilt hands for hours and
minutes, strike on bell on the full and half hour. With
pendulum and a key.
€ 40.000 - € 60.000
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