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c.1810 French Ormolu and Patinated Blackamoor Clock
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c.1810 French Ormolu and Patinated Blackamoor Clock
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A very rare Empire ormolu and patinated Blackamoor clock that is part of the subgroup known as negre au travail. The well-cast and modeled male figure, with original patination and glass eyes, has an ormolu dress and feathered headdress and stands beside the clock that is housed in a shipping bail. In his outstretched arm he holds an ormolu Parrot and scattered about are the other wares to be traded including an ormolu jewelry box, rug, and a bow and quiver. The whole stands upon a patinated base with four bold feet with a freeze that echoes the scene above and also includes an appropriately dressed European trader. The very finely lettered porcelain dial has Roman numerals with the fifteen-minute markers, an engine turned bezel and cast ormolu hands. The twin-barrel eight-day movement strikes on a bell and still retains its original silk-thread suspension. Blackamoor, Au bon Savage or pendule au savage are rare in any form, but this particular model is rarely seen outside of Europe. For a more detailed explanation of the Blackamoor clocks see - "French Bronze Clocks", pg. 140. For a similar model see pg.159.
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