
Appraisal: French Figural Clock, ca. 1850
Clip: Season 29 Episode 1 | 3m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Appraisal: French Figural Clock, ca. 1850
Check out Sean Delaney’s appraisal of a French figural clock, ca. 1850, in Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 1.
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Appraisal: French Figural Clock, ca. 1850
Clip: Season 29 Episode 1 | 3m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Check out Sean Delaney’s appraisal of a French figural clock, ca. 1850, in Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 1.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: I inherited this from my grandparents.
They had it on their mantle, I have it on my mantle now, but I was with them when they bought it in 1967.
My grandfather fell in love with this clock because of the horses, and I'm so pleased that I have it on my mantle like they had it on theirs.
APPRAISER: Do you remember what your grandparents paid for this clock, back in 1967?
GUEST: I do not.
APPRAISER: And do you actually run it in your house and, and... yeah.
GUEST: Oh, yes.
Oh, yes, it has a really nice ting.
In fact, since we've been here, it's been tinging just a little bit.
It's a 14-day clock, and it keeps regular time.
It's still viable.
APPRAISER: I think it's an eight-day clock, not 14.
GUEST: Oh!
APPRAISER: What do you love most about this clock?
GUEST: I think I like it because it's so pretty, it's eye-catching, and I love the, the scene on top.
We believe that this is the Battle of Vouillé... APPRAISER: Right.
GUEST: ...in 500, I think, A.D. APPRAISER: Right.
GUEST: And, uh, Clovis here is getting ready to defeat this guy.
So he was fighting a lot of the, the districts in, at that time, Gaul, and I think this guy was the last one standing.
APPRAISER: Right.
GUEST: ...so he got this one, and so he's the first Catholic king of France.
APPRAISER: Right.
It's interesting, these sculptures are hardly ever signed, and this one holds true to form, so we don't really know who did it.
This clock was made in 1850.
There are a lot of what I call French figural clocks that come in...
GUEST: Uh-huh.
APPRAISER: ...that are completely out of fashion these days, but I would dare to say that this one is not out of fashion.
GUEST: (chuckles) APPRAISER: It's so well done and so over-the-top.
Fancy French, just beautiful.
GUEST: Thank you.
APPRAISER: Interestingly, it's-it's a combination of the bronze sculpture, and then you have these brass elements here and this military motif with bows and arrows.
There's a bow here, swords coming out, uh, the dog at the bottom.
GUEST: Mm-hmm.
APPRAISER: Just great.
And then you have these brass elements that are really a different color from the bronze.
It just sort of ages differently.
It probably was all the same color at one time, but now it's a little bit two-toned.
The case is made of Belgian slate, and it's heavy, as you know, but great quality.
GUEST: Yes.
APPRAISER: And I love the dial, the dial is-is Belgian slate as well.
Fancy French hands.
Just beautiful.
Really, really first-rate quality.
What do you think the-the value of this clock is?
GUEST: I have no idea, when you said it's over the top, I don't know!
(chuckles) APPRAISAL: Yeah, if you were to sell this clock, I think you would really want to find a high-end store like on Madison Avenue or Royal Street, New Orleans, which is where I think it would do the best, priced at a retail value of $8,000 to $10,000.
GUEST: (softly): Wow.
I'm surprised.
That's great.
My grandparents would really like that.
APPRAISER: I mentioned that it strikes.
Maybe we can make it strike.
(clock striking discordantly) APPRAISER: (chuckles) I guess we can make it strike, but it's....
Needs a little fine tuning.
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