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A chiselled and gilded bronze CLOCK from the Restoration per…
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37
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A chiselled and gilded bronze CLOCK from the Restoration per…
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Description
A chiselled and gilded bronze CLOCK from the Restoration period, depicting Psyche standing before an Athenian statue on which an oil lamp is placed. She is dressed in an antique-style gown, holding an arrow in her right hand and leaning on one side against a pillar with a curved pediment, upon which rest a quiver and a wreath of flowers, within which is set an enamelled dial; on the other side, she leans against a bow.
She stands on a base decorated in the centre with a winged Eros within a circular medallion of palmettes, flanked on either side by trophies of arrows and a torch set within laurel wreaths.
Dial signed ‘Lefevre, rue de Belle, Paris’
H. 46 cm W. 30 D. 12 cm
The glass of the bell is cracked on the reverse.
As is.
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About the sale
Country House in the Loir Valley – Furniture and Works of Art, Ceramics, Tableware, Game Controllers and Miscellaneous Items.
Auction location
Auction time
11/05/2026 at 12:00 PM
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