STONE: Marble and Hardstones
STONE: Marble and Hardstones
PROPERTY FROM THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT COLLECTION
A LOUIS XVI-STYLE GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED MARBLE 'CERCLES TOURNANTS' PEDESTAL CLOCK , CIRCA 1900
Auction Closed
December 4, 11:48 AM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property From The Rosalinde And Arthur Gilbert Collection
A LOUIS XVI-STYLE GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED MARBLE 'CERCLES TOURNANTS' PEDESTAL CLOCK , CIRCA 1900
in the form of a lidded urn with serpent handles, the minute and hour rings formed of enamel plaques, the bell striking movement with platform escapement mounted to the underside, the time indicated by Cupid pointing with an arrow, the griotte marble base inset with plaques depicting putti engaged in the arts; the conforming pedestal with ram masks and paw feet
clock 86cm 34in. high; pedestal 136cm 53½in. high
Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Los Angeles, lot 115, 23-24 June 1975.
This clock is based on a Louis XVI model with revolving dials in the 'Au Balancier de Cristal Collection' (illustrated Tardy, French Clocks the World Over, Part Two, Paris, 1981, p.90). Dufaud is known to have produced a few clocks after this model: one for example sold Christie's London, 20 September 2012, lot 162.