LEDURE bronzier in PARIS. - Lot 216

LEDURE bronzier in PARIS. Important and rare clock in richly chased and gilded bronze and red marble base depicting Demosthenes haranguing the senate of Athens. The base is adorned with a historiated gilt bronze bas-relief depicting Demosthenes repelling Macedonian soldiers under the protection of Zeus. The enamelled dial with Roman numerals is signed by LEDURE bronzier and THOMAS Horloger and is set in a large octagonal stele containing the movement. Wire movement and beveled glass dial. Small chips to the dial enamel. Empire period. Height Height : 54 cm Width : 33 cm Depth : 13,7 cm Bibliography: LEDURE was established in Rue Neuve des petits champs in 1812 and in Rue Vivienne in 1820. Reference: TARDY, dictionnaire des horlogers français, Paris, 1971, part 1, p. 360.