Description
Allegory of astronomy. A clock with the figure of a woman draped in the Antique style leaning against a bookcase surmounted by an astral globe and geometric instruments, flanked by a telescope and a compass. Chased and gilded bronze. White enamel ring dial with black Roman numerals signed Percheval in Nevers. Base decorated with men in the Antique style and astrological instruments. Skate feet. Restoration period. 46 x 33 x 13 cm With a pendulum. Under a globe
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Allegory of astronomy. A clock with the figure of a woman draped in the Antique style leaning against a bookcase surmounted by an astral globe and geometric instruments, flanked by a telescope and a compass. Chased and gilded bronze. White enamel ring dial with black Roman numerals signed Percheval in Nevers. Base decorated with men in the Antique style and astrological instruments. Skate feet. Restoration period. 46 x 33 x 13 cm With a pendulum. Under a globe