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Jean-Simon Deverberie: Exoticism in Vogue

Published on , by Claire Papon
Auction on 26 February 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 1 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Based on a drawing by Deverberie, this clock called L'Amérique reflects the vogue for exoticism that took hold of France in the late 18th and early 19th century.

L’Amérique clock in chased, patinated and gilded bronze decorated with a palm tree... Jean-Simon Deverberie: Exoticism in Vogue

L’Amérique clock in chased, patinated and gilded bronze decorated with a palm tree and a seated Native American huntress with glass eyes, mechanical movement with key winding, wire suspension, early 19th century, 47 x 37 x 15 cm (18,3 x 14,6 x 5,4 in).
Estimate: €8,000/15,000

Is this young woman impassive? She is more likely alert after piercing an alligator with her spear. This clock is based on an original model created by bronze-smith and chaser Jean-Simon Deverberie (1764-1824)—as the dial indicates—whose drawing, dated January…
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Salle 1 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
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