Auction on
28 July 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) -
9-11, rue Royale - 77300 Fontainebleau
From a clock with Apollo's chariot to porcelain vases from Berlin, Osenat's ever eagerly-awaited Empire auction in Fontainebleau features a speaking selection of objects.
Empire period, "Apollo's" or "Phaeton's chariot" clock in chased and patinated gilt bronze, movement with lever escapement and silk thread suspension, striking the hours and half-hours on one bell, external countwheel, sea-green marble base, 76 x 72 x 24 cm. Result: €40,000
Empire period, "Apollo's" or "Phaeton's chariot" clock in chased and patinated gilt bronze, movement with lever escapement and silk thread suspension, striking the hours and half-hours on one bell, external countwheel, sea-green marble base, 76 x 72 x 24 cm. Result: €40,000
The objects have quite a few stories to tell, and that's what makes them so fascinating. As witness a sword that rocketed to €110,000, not because it belonged to Major Artaut of the 26 th Regiment of Chasseurs-à-Cheval, but for its Persian blade bearing traces of a signature. Two Iranian connoisseurs battled each other for this late…
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