L & F Moreau French Antique Clock

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L & F Moreau French Antique Clock:
$599.00

This beautiful Antique clock is from Multi Million Home in Dallas, TX. It is an Estate sale item.

The French Antique L & F Moreau French clock for sale. The clock works and charms and has a key. It is in good condition. It did had an arm repaired ( see picture). Other than a repaired arm the item looks great for its age. It can decorate your fireplace mantel or can be added as a nice accent piece among your other antiques. I purchased this clock from estate sale and read some information about The Moreau brothers (read below). However I am not an expert and cannot give you full information on this item. The clock is beautiful!

About The Moreau brothers:

The Moreau family sculptor dynasty begins with Jean Baptiste Moreau, who was born in Dijon, France at the end of the 18th century. Jean Baptiste had three sons who followed in his footsteps, they were Auguste, Mathurin and Hyppolyte-François. The legacy continued with Auguste’s sons, Louis Auguste and Hyppolyte Francois. Members of the Moreau family often studied at the famous École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Mathurin received many awards and specialized more in large statues - like you find in a town square, and his work followed the academic style. Many of Mathurin’s sculptures can be found around Paris, including L’Océanie, which is located in the Musée d’Orsay courtyard. Mathurin also won first place at the Paris World Fair in 1855 for his Fontaine de Tourny, which is now located in Quebec.

The other 2 of the 3 brothers were more into “production”, and the whole family was in the sculptor “business”. Auguste’s sons Louise Auguste and Hyppolyte Francoise also went into partnership when they created the L & F Moreau signature for their spelter (a die cast metal with a bronze coating) and bronze statues. In addition to the L & F Moreau mark, the statues were signed by one of the two brothers.

As far as authenticity goes, there were MANY reproductions of most things. Since the sculptures were cast, there was nothing stopping the family from using the cast to produce multiple statues. So, while a statue might not be a “fake”, it might still be an “in house” reproduction. Since the family was known to reproduce their own sculptures, the likelihood of having the original statue is pretty low. A Paris stamp on the statue is indicative of the factory that continued to produce statuary even after the family members passed. Some Moreau statues do command a good price, but most are made of spelter, and many are painted.

They were very talented men, but definitely in the sculpture “business”.