France. BRONZE CERCLE TOURNANT 'TEMPLE D'AMOUR'

Lot 514
16.05.2024 18:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 514 | France. BRONZE CERCLE TOURNANT 'TEMPLE D'AMOUR'
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€ 2 000 – 3 000
BRONZE CERCLE TOURNANT 'TEMPLE D'AMOUR'.

France.
Date: End of the 18th c.
Technique: Fire-gilded bronze, white marble, amongst others.
Description: Structure in the form of a round temple with a flat plinth and four columns entwined with
laurel, in the centre of which sits a small Cupid with a double flute. The top is finished
with a round marble plate, drapery along the offset edge and the round work between fluted
columns with flames as a finial. The dial is formed by two superimposed enamel chapter
rings with Roman hours and Arabic minutes. At the top of the work is a marble cover with a
bud finial and small snake, which shows the time on the horizontally moving chapter ring.
Verge escapement with two barrels, half-hour and hour strike on a bell below.
Measurement: Height 36cm, ø18,5cm.
Enclosed: Key.


Provenance:
Rhenish private ownership.
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