Lot 330
A Stanislas Fournier Tall Case Clock, mid-19th c., New Orleans, the white enamel dial marked 'S. Fournier, N'elle Orlea....' with Roman numerals, pierced hands and a brass frame, and large pendulum and Morbier movement; the antique walnut case with a molded cornice, tall glazed door over a paneled case, plain plinth on small block feet, overall 'estate' condition, height 92.5in., width 20 in., depth 10 in Provenance: From the collection of antiquarians John and Eileen Kinabrew, New Orleans. Note: Born in St. Aubin de Cauf, Normandy, Stanislaus Fournier was apprenticed at the Lepaute firm of Paris who sent him to install a large clock in New Orleans' St. Louis Hotel in 1841 or 1842. Prompted by the lack of clock and watchmakers in the city, Fournier opened a shop on Toulouse Street after his seven month hotel project was complete. Fournier soon relocated to 60 Royal Street, where he worked for twenty years, and his apprentice, E. Barbier, remained for another thirty. Known as a maker of 'American' style regulator clocks, Fournier interestingly places a Morbier movement in this distinctive French Provincial style case. Reference: 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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