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A portico-shaped reliquary clock in white marble and gilded …
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124
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A portico-shaped reliquary clock in white marble and gilded …
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,800 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
A portico-shaped reliquary clock in white marble and gilded bronze, with column-like uprights featuring smooth shafts, surmounted by an entablature and adorned with baluster vases. The whole is crowned by a finial bearing the Latin inscription ‘Satis Tibi Patriae Parum’. The globe bears the enamelled inscription ‘SIR EDWD WM James OB 16 NOV 1792 AE 17YS’. Bears the inscription in English on the reverse: “What moment granted man without account”. The circular dial has a white enamelled background, with the hours in Arabic numerals. Signed PIOLAINE A PARIS. Louis XVI period. Overall dimensions: 59x39x16cm. Balance wheel movement on a fork, striking mechanism on a gong. Hand-wound. The movement has been modified; operation is not guaranteed; servicing by a professional is required. A flower has been re-soldered to a vase. The glass on the front bezel is missing.
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