86. Rare Amerindian hunter clock in chased and... Lot 86

86. Rare Amerindian hunter clock in chased and gilded bronze and brown patina bronze depicting a feathered savage holding his bow and holding his bow, seated on a chariot drawn by a fantastic creature. The doucine base is turned in appliqué with a scene of children hunting among palm trees. Flattened ball feet. White enameled dial with Roman numerals and wire movement. Consulate period. With a pendulum and two keys, some gold wear. H : 51.5 cm - W : 38.5 cm - D : 13 cm Rare examples of this model include a clock in the Musée in the Musée du Nouveau Monde in La Rochelle, a second reproduced in G. et A. Wannenes, Les plus belles pendules françaises, de Louis XIV à l'Empire, Florence, 2013, p.315, as well as one in the Musée François Duesberg in Mons (published in Musée François Duesberg, Arts décoratifs 1775-1825, Brussels, 2004, p.59).