A bronze table clock "Cupid and Psyche"
round Empire movement, spring-driven, power reserve: 1-2 days, Vienna 4/4 hour striking mechanism on bells, repeater function, enamel dial, inscribed: "Gessner in Wienn", cambered glazed bezel, steel clock hands with gilt points, gilt and dark green painted cast bronze clock case of later date, milled movement drum supported by 2 female hybrids, erotic scene depicting Cupid and Psyche, horizontal plinth with figural fittings in the manner of antiquity, 45 cm, 19th/20th Cent., traces of wear and tear, no warranty for precision of movement and functioning, 1 rod pendulum with slide, 1 key, (HP)
Specialist: Peter Hüttler
Peter Hüttler
+43-1-515 60-293
peter.huettler@dorotheum.at
06.10.2014 - 15:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 2,500.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 1,500.- to EUR 2,500.-
A bronze table clock "Cupid and Psyche"
round Empire movement, spring-driven, power reserve: 1-2 days, Vienna 4/4 hour striking mechanism on bells, repeater function, enamel dial, inscribed: "Gessner in Wienn", cambered glazed bezel, steel clock hands with gilt points, gilt and dark green painted cast bronze clock case of later date, milled movement drum supported by 2 female hybrids, erotic scene depicting Cupid and Psyche, horizontal plinth with figural fittings in the manner of antiquity, 45 cm, 19th/20th Cent., traces of wear and tear, no warranty for precision of movement and functioning, 1 rod pendulum with slide, 1 key, (HP)
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 |
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