ID 1027444
Lot 57 | A DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU, ENAMEL AND PORTORO MARBLE SKELETON CLOCK
Estimate value
$ 60 000 – 100 000
THE DIAL SIGNED 'KINABLE', CIRCA 1795, THE ENAMELS ATTRIBUTED TO JOSEPH COTEAU
The white enamel dial with Roman hours, second and calendar indications to inner edge and signed 'KINABLE', surmounted by a pair of putti amongst clouds holding a trailing floral garland, the sides flanked by a pair of doves holding further ribbon-tied garlands, on a stepped plinth base with a frieze depicting frolicking putti above a Carrara marble plinth, the four enamel plaques painted with scenes from the life of Psyche
26 ½ in. (67 cm.) high, 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) wide, 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Enamel, Marble, Gold, Plastic, Stone |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Furniture and Lamps, Clocks - Furnishings, Mantel clocks |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Enamel, Marble, Gold, Plastic, Stone |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Furniture and Lamps, Clocks - Furnishings, Mantel clocks |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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