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Lot 384 | Murie | Pendulum clock with the poet Torquato Tasso
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3.300
- 4.300
€
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PENDULUM CLOCK WITH THE POET TORQUATO TASSO.
Murie. Vire
Date: Around 1840.
Technique: Gilt bronze.
Description: On the high pedestal of the case, a poet in historical robes with notepad and pen in his
hands. Next to him a writing desk with an open book with the inscription "La Jerusalem
Délivrée" leaning against it. Dial with Roman numerals. 14-day pendulum movement with
thread suspension, half-hour strike on bell.
Measurement: 52,5x31x14cm.
Mark: On dial inscr. "Murie à Vire".
Enclosed: P.
The Italian poet Torquato Tasso probably worked for over 15 years on his most famous work,
the epic "La Gerusalemme Liberata". It was completed in 1574 and depicts a battle between
Christians and Muslims at the end of the First Crusade during the siege of Jerusalem. It
was a great success throughout Europe and over the next two centuries sections of it were
adapted for madrigals, operas and plays.
Murie. Vire
Date: Around 1840.
Technique: Gilt bronze.
Description: On the high pedestal of the case, a poet in historical robes with notepad and pen in his
hands. Next to him a writing desk with an open book with the inscription "La Jerusalem
Délivrée" leaning against it. Dial with Roman numerals. 14-day pendulum movement with
thread suspension, half-hour strike on bell.
Measurement: 52,5x31x14cm.
Mark: On dial inscr. "Murie à Vire".
Enclosed: P.
The Italian poet Torquato Tasso probably worked for over 15 years on his most famous work,
the epic "La Gerusalemme Liberata". It was completed in 1574 and depicts a battle between
Christians and Muslims at the end of the First Crusade during the siege of Jerusalem. It
was a great success throughout Europe and over the next two centuries sections of it were
adapted for madrigals, operas and plays.
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32% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
Stock Id: 75607-6