Bidspirit auction | Empire gilt and patinated bronze

Empire gilt and patinated bronze vase pendule - JOLLY , GASTON Paris Title: Empire gilt and patinated bronze vase pendule. Date: Around 1810–20. Material: Bronze, partly patinated and fire-gilded. Enamel dial. Measurement: Height 50 cm. Mark: Marked ‘Gaston Jolly A Paris’ on the dial (1810–20, Tardy p. 331). Description: Vase-shaped case on a square, stepped plinth, with finial caps on the sides. An armillary sphere serves as the central finial. Round dial with Roman numerals and Arabic minute markers. 14-day pendulum movement with thread suspension and half-hour chime on a bell. Pendulum and key included. Literature: Elke Niehüser: The French Bronze Clock, Munich 1997. For the type, see p. 55, fig. 71. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: The lot is unsuitable for parcel shipping. Transport only by shipping company after consultation following the auction. additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #Gaston Jolly #France #Clocks.