THE CASE BY PIERRE-VICTOR LEDURE, THE MOVEMENT BY CLAUDE HEMON, CIRCA 1815

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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
THE CASE BY PIERRE-VICTOR LEDURE, THE MOVEMENT BY CLAUDE HEMON, CIRCA 1815
The case in the form of an Egyptian 'altar' cast in relief with stylised hieroglyphics, centred by a recessed panel with a bull's mask above a further recessed panel with a canopic jar issuing flowering branches, on a stepped plinth, the white enamel dial with Roman chapters signed 'Ledure Bronzier á Paris' and 'Hémon Hr.', the twin-barrel movement with tic-tac escapement, silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell
13 ½ in. (34.4 cm.) high; 8 in. (20.2 cm.) wide; 3 ¼ in. (8.4 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Pierre-Victor Ledure (b. 1783), was a marchand-fabricant of bronzes and clocks. His workshop is recorded from 1813 to 1840, first in the rue Neuve des Petis-Champs and later in the rue Vivienne.

Claude Hémon is recorded in the rue St.-Martin between 1812 and 1820.

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