Lot 738
A Stanislaus Fournier Tall Case Clock, mid-19th c., New Orleans, the round enamel dial marked S. Fournier Nle Orleans with Roman numerals in a brass frame, with large pendulum below, now in a stained pine case with stepped cornice, long glazed door, molded waist and paneled base, height 92 in., width 22 in., depth 11 in. E5000-7000 Note: Stanislaus Fournier has born in St. Aubin de Cauf in Normandy and apprenticed with the Lepaute firm of Paris. Lepaute sent Fournier 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 St. Louis 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 years. 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, and the invention of a tell-tale register clock. Fournier is buried in New Orleans' St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, Vault 24.
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