CANNES ENCHERES
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A large chiselled and gilded bronze timepiece, depicting Apo…
See original version (French)
275
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A large chiselled and gilded bronze timepiece, depicting Apo…
See original version (French)
Estimate €500 - €800
Mixed sale
Description
A large chiselled and gilded bronze timepiece, depicting Apollo playing the lyre whilst standing and leaning against a pedestal decorated with cupids, a mascaron and foliage, set upon a quadrangular base adorned with a frieze depicting the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. The circular white-enamelled dial with Roman numerals, signed ‘Lemoine à Paris’, mechanical movement with key-winding, suspended by a wire. Circa 1810–1820. Height: 66 cm – Length: 42 cm – Depth: 18 cm (traces of oxidation, damaged dial, incomplete mechanism)
Provenance: Private collection, Cannes
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