Robert Osmond, Science and History

Published on 10 December 2020, by Claire Papon

Auction on 14 December 2020 - 14:00 (CET) - 20, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris

Robert Osmond, Jean-Antoine Lépine, Joseph Coteau and Balthazar Lieutaud: four Parisian craftsmen who worked on this monumental pendulum clock.

Monumental "architectural" clock illustrating La Victoire de la Science (The Victory... Robert Osmond, Science and History

Monumental "architectural" clock illustrating La Victoire de la Science (The Victory of Science), chased gilded bronze with a shaded brown-black patina by Robert Osmond, gilded bronze base by Balthazar Lieutaud, dial signed by Lépine in white enamel by Joseph Coteau, 1789-1790, 55 x 56.3 x 15.7 cm (approx. 21.65 x 22.17 x 6.18 in).
Estimate: €50,000/80,000

It took 15 years to make this clock. In 1774 Robert Osmond (1711-1789) designed the first "architectural" model—the upper part recalls building pediments—to illustrate Le Couronnement de la Science ( The Success of Science…

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