C.1830, French, Large Bronze figural clock, a nymph with the wings of a moth, setting on a large rock, which contains the clock, a large countwheel unit, silk thread.
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23 October 2024
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Condition: movement is dirty and lacking pendulum. Empty holes to right of the rock indicate a small urn, globe or possibly cherub is absent. Painted numerals have rubbed off gilt dial. The quality of the bronze and its fine detail on fingers, eyes and hair are outstanding. Heavy. Would be $3000 if complete. Ht 26"
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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C.1830, French, Large Bronze figural clock, a nymph with the wings of a moth, setting on a large rock, which contains the clock, a large countwheel unit, silk thread. Condition: movement is dirty and lacking pendulum. Empty holes to right of the rock indicate a small urn, globe or possibly cherub is absent. Painted numerals have rubbed off gilt dial. The quality of the bronze and its fine detail on fingers, eyes and hair are outstanding. Heavy. Would be $3000 if complete. Ht 26"
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