Auction 513
Works of Art & Art Nouveau
By VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG
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May 16, 2024
Hitzelerstr. 2, 50968 Köln, Germany
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Auction: Thursday, 16. May 2024
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LOT 514:
BRONZE CERCLE TOURNANT 'TEMPLE D'AMOUR'. France. Date: End of the 18th c. Technique: ...
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Sold for: €3,500
Start price:
€
1,200
Estimated price :
€2,000 - €3,000
Buyer's Premium: 35%
VAT: 19%
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BRONZE CERCLE TOURNANT 'TEMPLE D'AMOUR'.
France.
Date: End of the 18th c.
Technique: Fire-gilded bronze, white marble, amongst others.
Description: Structure in the form of a round temple with a flat plinth and four columns entwined with
laurel, in the centre of which sits a small Cupid with a double flute. The top is finished
with a round marble plate, drapery along the offset edge and the round work between fluted
columns with flames as a finial. The dial is formed by two superimposed enamel chapter
rings with Roman hours and Arabic minutes. At the top of the work is a marble cover with a
bud finial and small snake, which shows the time on the horizontally moving chapter ring.
Verge escapement with two barrels, half-hour and hour strike on a bell below.
Measurement: Height 36cm, ø18,5cm.
Enclosed: Key.
Provenance:
Rhenish private ownership.
Estimated shipping costs for this lot:
Arrangement after the auction.
Explanations to the Catalogue
France
Clocks
18th century
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