LEDURE bronzier in PARIS. Important ormolu and... Lot 102

LEDURE bronzier in PARIS. Important ormolu and patinated clock, representing Scipio as a roman soldier on the ruins of Carthage, with his helmet and his sword at his side. The dial is surrounded by a crown of oak leaves and signed by LEDURE bronzier in Paris. The base is decorated with a frieze of acanthus leaves. Straight legs decorated with stylized palmettes. (The glass is missing from the rear bezel and some wear to the gilding). Restoration period. Height : 60 cm. 60 cm, length : 45,5 cm, depth : 22,5 cm. Bibliography: A similar model is kept in the Spanish national collections. Reference: Catalogo de Relojes deI Patrimonio Nacional, by J. Ramon Colon de Carvajal, p. 209. LEDURE was established in rue Neuve des petits champs in 1812 and in rue Vivienne in 1820. Reference: TARDY, dictionnaire des horlogers français, Paris, 1971, first part. p. 360.