18,400 CHF
Harbor Scene Tharin a Paris, painting by Ch. Nivere, dated 1845. Fine and very rare hour and half hour-striking automaton clock painting. Gilt wood-framed oil painting featuring a harbor scene with animated sailboats, a steamship, in the fore-ground,two ladies listening to an animated mandolin player, in the clock tower an animated monk reading, ani-matedlighthouse, animated fisherman’s wife repairing a fishing net. White enamel, radial Roman numerals,outer minute divisions. Blued steel "spade" hands. Rectangular, brass, going barrels, anchor escapement,short pendulum, silk suspension. Automaton movement: rectangular, brass, going barrel, fly governor.Signed on dial and movement, painting signed and dated by the artist.Dim. 98 x 80 cm. Notes This is a clock painting with a rarely seen and very amusing and attractive variety of animations. Tharin specialized in this type of animated clock painting, which is featured in Antiquarian Horology, vol. I, p. 92, and in "The Musical Clock" by Ord-Hume, fig. VII/24 and p. 152.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
