Empire style bronze clock, signed: Ch. Oudin Elève de Breguet, ca.

Descriptio Clock in patinated bronze. Dimensions: 53 x 23 x 38 cm. Clock in dark bronze depicting the god Chronos with his most significant attribute, the scythe and holding the clock creating a “memento mori” scene. Charles Oudin is one of the oldest French watchmaking firms. It was founded in Paris in the late 18th century by Jean-Charles (known as Charles) Oudin, who came from a family of watchmakers in north-west France. There were four generations of the Oudin family who were watchmakers from the mid-18th century, first in the Meuse region and then in Paris. Several members of the Oudin family worked for the master watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet.

Estimation:5.000€

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