ID 841942
Lot 2 | Monumental and magnificent Cartel clock with the chariot of Venus
Estimate value
€ 10 000 – 15 000
France.
Date: 19th century.
Maker/Designer: Model presumably by Jacques Caffiéri (attribution).
Technique: Gilt bronze.
Description: The impressive and dynamically decorated case, with strong leaf shapes, displays the
resting Venus below the dial, as she is covered or uncovered by a small Cupid. Above, the
clock case crowned by the chariot of Venus, pulled by doves and with a small cupid in it.
Dial with twelve enamel cartouches with Roman numerals. 14-day pendulum movement with
thread suspension and half-hour strike on bell.
Measurement: 95x56x18cm.
Enclosed: P.
Literature:
Ottomeyer, Hans & Pröschel, Peter: Vergoldete Bronzen, vol.1, Munich 1986. For the model see p.117, no.2.5.11.
| Auction house category: | Clocks and Watches |
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| Address of auction |
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