Description
Frankreich.
Frankreich. 1st half 19th c. Presumably after a model by André-Antoine Raviro. Bronze, fire-gilded. On an oval base young bacchante with moving antique garment in a dancer-like movement. Balancing a rod on her right shoulder and attached to this the drum-formed clock case with bells and cymbals. Enamel dial with Roman numerals. 14-day-pendulum movment with thread suspension, half-hour chime on bell. 39x23x11cm. Enamelled dial chipped at the winding holes. Enclosed: P/S. Literature: Niehüser, Elke: Die französische Bronzeuhr, Munich 1997. The model is depicted p.230, no.665. A pendulum of the same model with minor changes in its details can be found in a collection of the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Dresden. Explanations to the Catalogue France Clocks 19th century Pendulum Clock
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