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Lot 373 | Charles-Guillaume Manière fils | Pendulum clock 'Athena crowning Louis XVI'
Estimate
1.500
- 2.500
€
D
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Unsold
PENDULUM CLOCK 'ATHENA CROWNING LOUIS XVI'.
Manière fils, Charles-Guillaume. Paris
Date: 2nd half 19th century.
Technique: Gilt bronze. White marble.
Description: On rectangular marble base with curved edges, the fully sculpted figurine of the goddess
Athena with helmet and spear. She has a laurel wreath in her right hand, holding it over
the bust of Louis XVI. To the left of the postament-shaped clock case, Athena's shield
decorated with the head of Medusa and a cornucopia. Enamel dial with Arabic numerals and
Arabic minuterie. 14-day pendulum movement with spring suspension, half-hour strike on
bell.
Measurement: 44,5x35x17,5cm.
Mark: On dial inscr. "Manière A Paris".
Enclosed: P&K.
Literature:
- Niehüser, Elke: Die französische Bronzeuhr, Munich 1997. The model described and illustrated p.73, fig.107.
- Tardy, Master see p.428.
Provenance:
Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia.
Manière fils, Charles-Guillaume. Paris
Date: 2nd half 19th century.
Technique: Gilt bronze. White marble.
Description: On rectangular marble base with curved edges, the fully sculpted figurine of the goddess
Athena with helmet and spear. She has a laurel wreath in her right hand, holding it over
the bust of Louis XVI. To the left of the postament-shaped clock case, Athena's shield
decorated with the head of Medusa and a cornucopia. Enamel dial with Arabic numerals and
Arabic minuterie. 14-day pendulum movement with spring suspension, half-hour strike on
bell.
Measurement: 44,5x35x17,5cm.
Mark: On dial inscr. "Manière A Paris".
Enclosed: P&K.
Literature:
- Niehüser, Elke: Die französische Bronzeuhr, Munich 1997. The model described and illustrated p.73, fig.107.
- Tardy, Master see p.428.
Provenance:
Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia.
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VAT margin scheme, VAT included, but must not be indicated, not refundable
32% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
32% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
Stock Id: 75056-8