ID 1318303
Lot 515 | France. MARBLE PENDULUM LOUIS XVI WITH BACCHATIN AND CUPIDS ON BILLY GOATS
Estimate value
€ 2 500 – 3 000
France.
Date: Ca. 1780.
Technique: White marble, fire-gilded and patinated bronze, enamel, etc.
Description: Two cupids riding on billy goats on an elongated, oval base. On their shoulders a sedan
chair-like structure with drapery, supporting the tamour-shaped clock case. Topped by a
reclining bacchante with a wine goblet. Convex enamel dial with Arabic hours and Arabic
minutes. Round 8-day pendulum movement with thread suspension and strike on bell.
Measurement: 49x39x12cm.
Enclosed: Key.
Expertise:
Expertise by Jürgen Abeler from 1975.
Literature:
Niehüser, Elke: Die Französische Bronzeuhr, Munich 1997. The model see p.207, no.195.
| Auction house category: | Grandfather Clocks and Mantel Clocks |
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