Auction 513
Works of Art & Art Nouveau
By VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG
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May 16, 2024
Hitzelerstr. 2, 50968 Köln, Germany
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Auction: Thursday, 16. May 2024
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LOT 515:
LARGE BRONZE CERCLE TOURNANT. France. Date: End of the 18th c. Technique: Fire-gilded ...
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Sold for: €4,000
Start price:
€
1,500
Estimated price :
€2,500 - €3,500
Buyer's Premium: 35%
VAT: 19%
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LARGE BRONZE CERCLE TOURNANT.
France.
Date: End of the 18th c.
Technique: Fire-gilded bronze, white marble, amongst others.
Description: Structure in the form of a round temple with a flat plinth and three smooth columns. In
between, the allegorical painting with Cupid and a cock. Finished at the top with a round
marble slab, along the moulded edge string of pearl and suspended chains with tassels. The
round work is set between four large pine cones and crowned by another one at the top. The
dial is formed by two superimposed enamelled chapter rings with Roman hours and Arabic
minutes. At the bottom of the cornice is a snake whose raised head makes it possible to
read the time on the horizontally moving chapter ring. 14-day pendulum movement with
thread suspension, hour and half-hour strike on a bell below. The underneath of the plinth
is covered with a Latin inscription.
Measurement: Height 39cm, ø 19,5cm.
Enclosed: Pendulum & key.
Provenance:
Rhenish private ownership.
Estimated shipping costs for this lot:
Arrangement after the auction.
Explanations to the Catalogue
France
Clocks
18th century
Clock
