Description
ATTRIBUÉ À FRANÇOIS VION (MAÎTRE BRONZIER REÇU EN 1764)
Clock with three graces crowned by a love in the clouds holding a medallion with the effigy of Henri IV in chased and gilded bronze. The three graces rest on a terrace engraved with the number 521683. Circular base decorated with a double frieze of vine branches and laurels Square black lacquered wood counter-shell alternating with fleurons and friezes with a satyr mask in gilt bronze. Louis XVI period White enamelled dial, movement replaced (wire suspension). H. 53,5 cm (Very good condition, as is) BIBLIOGRAPHY H. L. Tardy, Dictionnaire des horlogers français, Paris, 1974, p. 103; Hans Ottomeyer and Peter Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Die Bronzearbeiten des Spätbarock und Klassizismus, vol. I, Munich, 1986, p. 179, fig. 3.7.4.
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ATTRIBUÉ À FRANÇOIS VION (MAÎTRE BRONZIER REÇU EN 1764)
