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Works of Art & Art Nouveau | Auction | 12.11.2024 | Preview: 07.11.2024 - 10.11.2024

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Lot 515 | France | MARBLE PENDULUM LOUIS XVI WITH BACCHATIN AND CUPIDS ON BILLY GOATS

Estimate
2.500 - 3.000 €
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MARBLE PENDULUM LOUIS XVI WITH BACCHATIN AND CUPIDS ON BILLY GOATS.

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.

Contact:
Susanne Mehrgardt
Decorative Art
+49 221 92 58 62 400

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