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192 - A substantial clock featuring Athena’s chariot, crafted from…
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,500
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A substantial clock featuring Athena’s chariot, crafted from chiselled and gilded bronze, depicting the chariot drawn by Diomedes’ two horses, carrying Athena, draped in a cloak and wearing a helmet, with her shield bearing the mask of Apollo, a quiver, arrows and a crown. Movement with an enamelled dial in the wheel, signed: ‘Comminges, Palais Royal No. 62, Paris’ It rests on a plinth depicting a scene of celebration and abundance. Original gilding (shown signs of wear), with its pendulum and string-wound movement Late Empire, early Restoration period Dimensions: 51 x 50 x 17 cm Comminges, Paris, clockmaker, Galerie de Pierre, Palais Royal, 1820 Listed in: “French Bronze Clocks by Elke Nichuser” Related work: A clock of the same model is held in the collections of the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. (As is, showing signs of wear, broken rear horse-shaped foot, missing hands, in need of servicing)
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Auction time 09/22/2026 at 10:00 AM
Lot description modified on 09/18/2026 at 3:35 PM
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