Surmounted by a figure of Neptune, the dial signed 'F. Barbedienne / Paris', the movement stamped 'J.E. DUPONT PARIS / 10977' with Apollo sunburst pendulum, raised on a rectangular plinth, the left side of Neptune's base and right side of plinth inscribed 'F. BARBEDIENNE'
34¹⁄₄ in. (87 cm.) high, 18³⁄₄ in. (47.6 cm.) wide, 8 in. (20.3 cm.) deep

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Louis-Constant Sévin (d. 1888) worked as chief designer at Barbedienne for 23 years from 1855 and created the most varied and innovative objects for Barbedienne’s awe-inspiring displays at the international exhibitions and for his most prestigious commissions. A model of the present clock, reprising the Berainesque decoration of the cabinetry of André-Charles Boulle and the sunburst mounts frequently seen on furniture made during the ancien régime, was shown at the 1889 Exposition universelle in Paris. A slightly larger example of this model was sold at Christie's, New York, 21-22 October 2010, lot 173 ($40,000).