Lot 4002* - ibid137 Mobilier - online only - mardi, 27. juin 2023, 11h00
PORTAL CLOCK
Louis XVI, Paris, ca. 1780.
White and gray marble, gilt and burnished bronze. The top decorated with an eagle and two putti. The sides decorated with caryatids. On a rectangular plinth, with a recessed bronze relief featuring angels playing music. Oval "Wedgewood" plaque with a mythological scene. White enamel dial (cracks and losses). Movement with anchor escapement, striking the 1/2-hour on bell. 1 key.
42 x 14 x 62 cm.
The clock on offer is a popular model of a portal clock from the time of Louis XVI, which was made in numerous slightly different versions, cf. Elke Niehüser: Die französische Bronzeuhr, Munich, 1997, p. 258.
CHF 1 500 / 2 000 | (€ 1 550 / 2 060)
Vendu pour CHF 2 375 (frais inclus)
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