Lot n° 215
Estimation :
1500 - 2000
EUR
Chased, gilded and patinated bronze clock depicting a lover - Lot 215
Chased, gilded and patinated bronze clock depicting a lover emerging from a crested helmet decorated with an antique mask. The circular white enameled dial with hours in Roman numerals and quarters in Arabic numerals, signed BAUFSE au Méridien Boulevard d'Antin. The set rests on a rectangular cushioned bench adorned with a trophy with swords and laurel wreath. The base is embellished with lightning bolts, arrows and quivers, and finished with four bell-shaped feet. With stamp.
Restoration period, first third of the 19th century.
35 x 34 x 13.5 cm.
(Love's arm to be refixed, missing the lower part of the bow, the key and the pendulum, gilding wear notably on the base).
Note: Model reproduced on page 446 of Pierre KJELLBERG's Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française, Éditions de l'Amateur.
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