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VASE PENDULE 66 x 34 x

VASE PENDULE 66 x 34 x 25.5 cm. Stamped (Osmond), for Robert Osmond (Canisy 1711-1789 Paris, master since 1746). Paris, ca. 1760 – 1765. CASE: Bronze; cast, chased and fire-gilt. The multitiered base rises from an approximately square layout. It is supported by four L-shaped feet with a hint of a meander motif on its underside. The subsequent hollow-shaped zone features a frame on all sides with semi-circular incisions on the top set with finely punched four-leaved filling. On the three display sides, opulent, three-dimensional oak leaf garlands with leaves and fruit are hung rising at their base from rosettes and swinging downwards in a U-shape. Above this is a smooth, two-tiered base plate which supports the urn-shaped vase. Its base, surrounded by a laurel torus at its foot, is strongly recessed with slanted fluting ending in a shaft ring. Robert Osmond (1711-1789) was an apprentice bronze-caster in the workshop of Louis Regnard from 1735. He became a master in 1746 and ran a workshop in the Rue des Canettes near Saint Sulpice until he was able to move to the more elegant Rue de Mâcon in 1761. In 1766 he signed the important declaration of the Parisian maîtres fondeurs regarding the copyright protection of their models. His professional career probably came to an end between 1770 and 1775. His inventory was made in 1789 after his death. An object close to the example on offer for sale here is held at the Musée Condé in The Château de Chantilly near Paris. Dial: White enamel with Roman hours, Arabic minutes, winding holes next to the III and IX, black signature “Ferdinand Berthoud”. FUNCTIONS: Openwork gilt hands for hours and minutes, strike on bell on the full and half hour. With pendulum and a key. € 40.000 - € 60.000 Sistrix INFO | BID 54 HAMPEL ONLINE Visit www.hampel-auctions.com for around 7.000 additional images.