A FRENCH ORMOLU, BLEU TURQUIN AND WHITE MARBLE PENDULE AU CERCLES TOURNANTS
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A FRENCH ORMOLU, BLEU TURQUIN AND WHITE MARBLE PENDULE AU CERCLES TOURNANTS

LATE 19TH CENTURY

Fermé8 October 2020

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A FRENCH ORMOLU, BLEU TURQUIN AND WHITE MARBLE PENDULE AU CERCLES TOURNANTS
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Surmounted by a figure of Chronos and attending putti, on a rectangular marble plinth
26 ¼ in. (cm.) high, 13 ½ in. (34.3 cm.) wide

Note du spécialiste

The present clock is based upon a design attributed to the fondeur Etienne Martincourt (maître in 1762) with a model of Chronos conceived by the sculptor Augustin Pajou (d. 1809) now in the Wallace Collection, London.