Skip to main content
Bonhams
Search

This auction has ended. View lot details

You may also be interested in

A Jacobite concealed portrait snuff box18th century
A 15th century carved limestone figure of St George

Own a similar item?

Submit your item online for a free auction estimate.

A pair of mid 16th century Italian patinated and parcel gilt bronze angel candlesticks Probably Tuscan and in the manner of Domenico Beccafumi (1484-1551)
A Renaissance Florentine panel woven in silks and metal threadMid 15th century, probably for a Dalmatic garment
A 16th century tapestry fragment Formerly part of a larger tapestry in Gerona Cathedral
An extremely rare early 17th century Dutch black, red and gilt japanned casketProbably attributable to Willem Kick (Dutch, 1579-1647)
A carved limestone bust of a kingProbably late 14th/early 15th century, and later
A rare and impressive Charles II leaded bronze 'York' mortar Made for Roger Warde, apothecary, and dated 1684, together with a large associated cast iron pestle
A late 18th/early 19th century Italian relief carved and part stained wood oval profile portrait plaque depicting a classical warrior maiden, perhaps Minerva Possibly attributable to the workshop of Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo (Italian, 1745–1820)
Of Grand Tour interest: A collection of six trays of 19th century plaster intagliosProbably from the workshop of Pietro Paoletti (Rome, 1801-1847)
Francesco Righetti I (Italian, 1738-1819): A patinated bronze figure of the Apollo BelvedereAfter the antique, Roman, the cast dated 1787
After Pierre Lepautre (French, 1659-1744) and François Girardon (French, 1628-1714): A patinated bronze figural group of 'Aeneas carrying Anchises'French, probably first half early 19th century
A rare French gilt copper and champlevé enamel crozier finial depicting St Michael slaying the devil as a dragon Limoges, 1220-1230
A rare French gilt copper and champlevé enamel book or Evangeliary cover depicting the Crucifixion Limoges, circa 1190-1200
A French gilt copper and champleve enamel oval plaque of the angelLimoges, 19th century
John Gibson (British, 1791 - 1866): A carved white marble bust of Lucy Charlotte Jervis (née Baskervyle-Glegg), 3rd Viscountess Saint
Jacques-Léonard Maillet (French, 1823-1895): A patinated bronze of Agrippina carrying the ashes of Germanicus
After Louis-François Roubiliac (French, 1702-1762): A patinated bronze bust of 'The Laughing Child' Probably French, second half 18th century
A late 19th century Iberian terracotta equestrian model of a peasant Probably attributable to Antonio Peñas y León (Spanish, 1810-1871)
A pair of large 19th century French bronze figural candlesticks After designs by Corneille van Clève (French, 1645-1732), the models originally cast by Charles Le Brun (French, 1619-1690)
A pair of George III gilt and patinated bronze and white marble griffin candlesticks In the Neoclassical style after designs by Sir William Chambers (Anglo-Swedish, 1726-1796), circa 1800
A pair of 19th century French gilt bronze candlesticks In the Louis XVI style and after the 18th century models by Étienne Martincourt
A Northern Italian gilt gesso carved wood,'tôle peinte' and rock crystal six light chandelier, Probably Genoese or Piedmontese, late 18th century/early 19th century
A 19th century gilt brass and cut glass eight light tent, waterfall and bag chandelier Probably English, circa 1820-30, stamped to the frame: '1 S'
Previous Lot
Next Lot
A good 19th century gilt and patinated bronze Jason and the Golden Fleece figural mantel clock In the Empire style, the bronze case in the manner of Pierre-François Feuchère (French, 1737-1823) image 1
A good 19th century gilt and patinated bronze Jason and the Golden Fleece figural mantel clock In the Empire style, the bronze case in the manner of Pierre-François Feuchère (French, 1737-1823) image 2
A good 19th century gilt and patinated bronze Jason and the Golden Fleece figural mantel clock In the Empire style, the bronze case in the manner of Pierre-François Feuchère (French, 1737-1823) image 3
Lot 105TP

A good 19th century gilt and patinated bronze Jason and the Golden Fleece figural mantel clock
In the Empire style, the bronze case in the manner of Pierre-François Feuchère (French, 1737-1823)

Fine Decorative Arts
5 July 2024, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £8,960 inc. premium

Own a similar item?

Submit your item online for a free auction estimate.

How to sell

Looking for a similar item?

Our Home and Interiors specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.

Find your local specialist

Ask about this lot

A good 19th century gilt and patinated bronze Jason and the Golden Fleece figural mantel clock

In the Empire style, the bronze case in the manner of Pierre-François Feuchère (French, 1737-1823)
Modelled as the mythological warrior, wearing a plumed helmet and clad in a short tunic with armoured breastplate, his right hand brandishing a sword, his right hand clutching the golden fleece, draped on a rusticated tree stump, his foot resting on the vanquished dragon, his circular shield cast with classical figures before his draped cloak forming the 4.5" Roman dial, with blued steel pierced Breguet style hands, the naturalistic base above a Verde Antico plinth raised on turtle feet, the brass twin train movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel striking mechanism, bell now lacking, stamped 106 and 404, with pendulum and key, 64cm high, 42cm wide, 23cm deep approximately

Footnotes

A clock of very similar design although on paw rather than turtle feet by the Parisian bronzier Pierre-François Feuchère (French, 1737-1823) is in the collection of the Musée de Malmaison, France (MM.40.47.470), whilst another similar clock, originally supplied to the Spanish royal family, is now apparently in the collection of the Palacio Real in Madrid.

Feuchère established one of the largest and most prestigious workshops for the production of luxurious gilt bronzes during the late 18th and early 19th century and is known to have supplied pieces through the Garde-Meuble to Louis XVI's court and then to Napoleon and his family as well as members from the German, Russian, and Spanish courts. He was received as a maître ciseleur-doreur in 1763 and in 1784 he was joined by his son Lucien-François who later became a director of the business, working alongside his father at familiy workshop at the rue Notre Dame de Nazareth, Paris. By 1807 Feuchère's business was described as one of the most important in Paris. Coincidently in the sale of the Feuchère firm, held on the 29th January 1829, lot 73 describes a 'pendule de Jason enlevant la Toison, dorée et au vert avec cage et mouvement' which most probably refers to this particular model.

The model has also been attributed to the silversmith and bronze founder, chaser and gilder, Louis-Isidore Choiselat (French, 1784-1853) and a comparable model, again on paw feet, was offered at Sothebys Paris, 'Important Mobilier, Objets d'art et Orfèvrerie' 28 June 2022, lot 63.


_________________________________

Additional information

Bid now on these items

A Jacobite concealed portrait snuff box18th century
A 15th century carved limestone figure of St George
A pair of mid 16th century Italian patinated and parcel gilt bronze angel candlesticks Probably Tuscan and in the manner of Domenico Beccafumi (1484-1551)
A Renaissance Florentine panel woven in silks and metal threadMid 15th century, probably for a Dalmatic garment
A 16th century tapestry fragment Formerly part of a larger tapestry in Gerona Cathedral
An extremely rare early 17th century Dutch black, red and gilt japanned casketProbably attributable to Willem Kick (Dutch, 1579-1647)
A carved limestone bust of a kingProbably late 14th/early 15th century, and later
A rare and impressive Charles II leaded bronze 'York' mortar Made for Roger Warde, apothecary, and dated 1684, together with a large associated cast iron pestle
A late 18th/early 19th century Italian relief carved and part stained wood oval profile portrait plaque depicting a classical warrior maiden, perhaps Minerva Possibly attributable to the workshop of Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo (Italian, 1745–1820)
Of Grand Tour interest: A collection of six trays of 19th century plaster intagliosProbably from the workshop of Pietro Paoletti (Rome, 1801-1847)
Francesco Righetti I (Italian, 1738-1819): A patinated bronze figure of the Apollo BelvedereAfter the antique, Roman, the cast dated 1787
After Pierre Lepautre (French, 1659-1744) and François Girardon (French, 1628-1714): A patinated bronze figural group of 'Aeneas carrying Anchises'French, probably first half early 19th century
A rare French gilt copper and champlevé enamel crozier finial depicting St Michael slaying the devil as a dragon Limoges, 1220-1230
A rare French gilt copper and champlevé enamel book or Evangeliary cover depicting the Crucifixion Limoges, circa 1190-1200
A French gilt copper and champleve enamel oval plaque of the angelLimoges, 19th century
John Gibson (British, 1791 - 1866): A carved white marble bust of Lucy Charlotte Jervis (née Baskervyle-Glegg), 3rd Viscountess Saint
Jacques-Léonard Maillet (French, 1823-1895): A patinated bronze of Agrippina carrying the ashes of Germanicus
After Louis-François Roubiliac (French, 1702-1762): A patinated bronze bust of 'The Laughing Child' Probably French, second half 18th century
A late 19th century Iberian terracotta equestrian model of a peasant Probably attributable to Antonio Peñas y León (Spanish, 1810-1871)
A pair of large 19th century French bronze figural candlesticks After designs by Corneille van Clève (French, 1645-1732), the models originally cast by Charles Le Brun (French, 1619-1690)
A pair of George III gilt and patinated bronze and white marble griffin candlesticks In the Neoclassical style after designs by Sir William Chambers (Anglo-Swedish, 1726-1796), circa 1800
A pair of 19th century French gilt bronze candlesticks In the Louis XVI style and after the 18th century models by Étienne Martincourt
A Northern Italian gilt gesso carved wood,'tôle peinte' and rock crystal six light chandelier, Probably Genoese or Piedmontese, late 18th century/early 19th century
A 19th century gilt brass and cut glass eight light tent, waterfall and bag chandelier Probably English, circa 1820-30, stamped to the frame: '1 S'