Circa 1790
A Louis XVI Ormolu and White Marble Mantel Clock by Charles Guillaume Maniere
The drum shaped ormolu clock case, which is surmounted by a figure of Bacchante, is suspended between cupids sitting on seated goats, eating grapes. The white enamel dial, with Arabic numerals, is signed Manière à Paris; resting on a white marble base decorated with ormolu above six shaped turned ormolu feet.
A similar clock is illustrated in Encyclopédie de La Pendule Français from Maurice Segoura and another is in the Musée du Petit Palais in Paris.
Measurements
| DIMENSIONS | CM | INCHES |
|---|---|---|
| Width: | 40 | 16 |
| Depth: | 11 | 4 |
| Height: | 52 | 20 |
Charles-Guillaume Maniere
The son of a Parisian master clockmaker, Manière became a maître in 1778 and continued to be active in Paris between 1778-1812. He had premises, from 1781 at rue des Prouvaires, from 1789 at rue des Merciers, from 1806 in the rue Christine and finally from 1810-12 in the rue Bertin-Proirée.
He was the principal clockmaker to the marchand-mercier, Dominique Daguerre and his successor Martin-Eloi Lignereux, who supplied works of art to George IV when he was Prince of Wales. He also collaborated with ébénistes and bronzeurs, including Pierre-Philippe Thomire and François Rémond, who produced cases for his clocks.