CHIMNEY REGULATOR in mahogany, gilt bronze and Sèvres or Wed - Lot 224

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CHIMNEY REGULATOR in mahogany, gilt bronze and Sèvres or Wed - Lot 224
CHIMNEY REGULATOR in mahogany, gilt bronze and Sèvres or Wedgwood porcelain medallions, the dial showing the hours, minutes and seconds as well as the date of the month (according to the revolutionary calendar), flanked by fluted and asparagus pilasters resting on a base decorated with foliate scrolls with four medallions featuring antique subjects, the projecting cornice with dentils, rosettes, medallions and baluster gallery, the dial signed Deschamps in Paris, the movement striking the quarters; (accidents and restorations). Probably made under the direction of the marchand-mercier Dominique Daguerre (circa 1740-1796). Stamped by Adam Weisweiler, cabinetmaker received master in 1778. Late 18th century, circa 1792-1795. H: 49 cm, W: 28.5 cm, D: 17 cm Provenance : Sale Paris, palais Galliera, études Ader et Couturier, December 5, 1964, lot 64. Bibliographical reference : P. Lemonnier, Weisweiler, Paris, 1983. The rules of the cabinetmakers' guild under the Ancien Régime required that all furniture and cabinetwork made by masters bear their stamp. As such, stamps are sometimes found on clocks or cartels whose structure consists of a wooden case. For example, in the period we're interested in, we find Schwerdfeger and Levasseur stamps on mahogany regulators. At the end of the 18th century, the merchant Dominique Daguerre enjoyed de facto exclusivity for plates and medallions intended for furniture ornamentation, both from the Sèvres factory and the English Wedgwood factory, notably for small medallions with blue backgrounds (also made at Sèvres). Daguerre also commissioned Adam Weisweiler, who became his regular cabinetmaker, to create a number of pieces of furniture, often in mahogany, after having made extensive use of the cabinetmaker Martin Carlin. While a number of pieces combining wood (burl and mahogany) and medallions in the Wedgwood style are known, the objects are of greater rarity. However, it is worth mentioning a pair of barometer-thermometer and pendulum-thermometer in burr wood and gilded bronze formerly in the Galerie Aveline in Paris (Lemonnier, op. cit., pp. 104-105). Very similar to the clock shown here, we should also mention the slightly smaller Steinitz gallery clock, without bronze frieze and adorned with five medallions, sold at Christie's in Paris on June 20, 2012. In practice, the use of the revolutionary calendar (with 30-day months) by clockmakers was essentially limited to the years 1792-1795.
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