
Auction Closed
November 17, 02:54 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Gilt bronze Vestal clock attributed to Thomire, the dial signed Dubuc in Paris
two caryatids supporting the dial and holding in their hands books with the inscriptions: "Virtue is very easy to have since simple desire obtains it" and "The philosopher is quick to act and slow to speak and decide".
Height 19¼in; width 12¼in; prof 6¼in; Haut. 49 cm, larg. 31 cm, prof. 16 cm
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Pendule aux Vestales en bronze doré attribuée à Thomire, le cadran signé Dubuc à Paris
deux cariatides soutenant le cadran et tenant dans leurs mains des ouvrages portant les inscriptions: " La vertu est bien facile à avoir puisque le simple désir l'obtient" et "Le philosophe est prompt à agir et lent à parler et à décider"
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