Lot 451
A Rare Stanilaus Fournier Regulator Clock, mid-19th c., enamel dial, marked "S. Fournier, New Orleans", the mahogany case with carted cornice, arched glass panel door now on a conforming stand, height 72 in., width 24 in., depth 14 in. E4000-6000 Provenance: Collection of Frank and Eileen Kemp, New Orleans Note: Clockmaker Stanislaus Fournier came to New Orleans from France in 1841 or 1842. His pre- eminent shop at 60 Royal Street was a French Quarter landmark. Fournier's accomplishments include the three-faced church clock installed at St. Louis Cathedral in 1851, the development of a four hand stopwatch for horse racing in 1855, and the invention of a "tell- tale" register clock in 1857. Fournier died in 1853 and is buried in New Orleans' St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, Vault 24. Reference: see J.M. Kinabrew, "Stanislaus Fournier, New Orleans Clock and Watch Maker", National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Bulletin, April 1997, pp. 189-192.
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