An Empire bronze clock - "Pallas Athena"
Paris pendulum movement, power reserve: 1-2 weeks, wire suspension, 1/2 hour striking mechanism on bell, ornamented shield-shaped bronze dial with patina and gilt cartouches, gilt serpent clock hands, "Athena Giustiniani" bronze clock case with patina, horizontal dark red marble plinth, bronze base slab with acanthus leaf relief, 71 cm, France 1st Third 19th Cent., well-maintained condition, no warranty for precision of movement and long-term functioning, 1 pendulum, 2 keys, (HP)
cf. Royal Spanish Clock Collection, Colon de Carvajal: Catalogo de relojes, p. 245
Specialist: Peter Hüttler
Peter Hüttler
+43-1-515 60-293
peter.huettler@dorotheum.at
06.10.2014 - 15:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 8,000.- to EUR 12,000.-
An Empire bronze clock - "Pallas Athena"
Paris pendulum movement, power reserve: 1-2 weeks, wire suspension, 1/2 hour striking mechanism on bell, ornamented shield-shaped bronze dial with patina and gilt cartouches, gilt serpent clock hands, "Athena Giustiniani" bronze clock case with patina, horizontal dark red marble plinth, bronze base slab with acanthus leaf relief, 71 cm, France 1st Third 19th Cent., well-maintained condition, no warranty for precision of movement and long-term functioning, 1 pendulum, 2 keys, (HP)
cf. Royal Spanish Clock Collection, Colon de Carvajal: Catalogo de relojes, p. 245
Specialist: Peter Hüttler
Peter Hüttler
+43-1-515 60-293
peter.huettler@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Clocks, Metalwork, Faience, Folk Art, Sculptures +Antique Scientific Instruments and Globes |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 06.10.2014 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 27.09. - 06.10.2014 |