Chiseled, gilded bronze clock with fluted decoration, foliag - Lot 252

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Chiseled, gilded bronze clock with fluted decoration, foliag - Lot 252
Chiseled, gilded bronze clock with fluted decoration, foliage, scrollwork with foliage, and a frieze of water leaves; the case is flanked by a young woman in the classical style mourning the death of her bird, which rests in her hand, while a Cupid offers her another, and is topped by a water jug. The base is made of white marble. The enameled dial is signed CRONIER in Paris. Louis XVI style, freely inspired by an inverted design attributed to François VION. 39.5 x 38 x 17 cm (The dial glass is chipped; there are cracks in the dial) Bibliography: An identical clock is reproduced in “Vergoldete Bronzen I” by H. Ottomeyer and P. Pröschel, 1986, page 250, ref. 4.6.20 Expert: Antoine LESCOP DE MOY
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