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Robert OSMOND (1711–1789), after a model by
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Robert OSMOND (1711–1789), after a model by
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Robert OSMOND (1711–1789), after a model by
Gille L’AINE in Paris,
Clock depicting ‘The Triumph of Day over Night’, in chiselled and gilded bronze, decorated with two cherubs amidst clouds seated on fluted pilasters and a cockerel with outstretched wings. The circular enamelled dial features Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes, and is signed.
It stands on a rectangular base with a central projection in blackened wood, decorated with friezes of putti.
Louis XVI period
Height: 48.5 cm; Width: 41.8 cm; Depth: 16.3 cm
(restorations, damage to the base)
Note.
A comparable clock is reproduced in Pierre Kjellberg’s book: *L’Encyclopédie de la pendule française*, fig. C, p. 237.
See original version (French)
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