Gilded bronze "escutcheon" card decorated with... Lot 287

Gilded bronze "escutcheon" card decorated with winged women and branches of laurel leaves and berries, it is surmounted by a blue enamelled armillary sphere and sprinkled with stars. The enamelled dial (reported) and the movement are signed Lepaute Paris. It has a large palmette on the shock absorber. Empire period (restorations, wear to the gilding and enamel) H: 50 - W: 28 cm Provenance: Jean LEFEVRE Collection (1908- 1965), architect. Lepaute delivers on August 10, 1810 an identical cartel " A bronze clock, form of shield, decorated with gilded ornaments to the matt, movement with ringing, it is applied on the marble of top of the fireplace. 400 F." for the topographic cabinet at the Grand Trianon 1. Another example at the Palais de Justice - Paris 2. This model also exists in patinated bronze and gilt bronze. 1 - Denise Ledoux-Lebard p. 137 2 - Ernest Dumonthier, Les Bronzes du Mobilier National, Pendules et Cartels, Sd. Massin Ed. pl. 30. WALL CLOCK IN THE FORM CALLED "ESCUTCHEON" IN GILDED BRONZE EMPIRE PERIOD