GILT BRONZE PENDULUM CLOCK "CERCLES TOURNANTS" WITH URANIA.
Paris. Ca. 1820.

Gilt bronze. Coloured enamel. Gilt wooden base. Wooden base with ornamental decor. The case on lion paws. Urania is seated on a tabouret; next to her a wide pedestal; on the wall playing cupids as allegory of astronomy. On the pedestal a celestial globe with stars; both halves of the sphere revolvable with Roman numerals and Arabic minutes. Urania indicating the time with a compass. Pendulum mechanism with lever movement; thread suspension and half-hour chime on a bell. Incl. base height 37cm. Condition B. (P).

Provenance:
Private collection Rhineland.

Literature:
Peter Heuer und Klaus Maurice: Europ鋓sche Pendeluhren; Munich 1988. For type cf.
p.52 and 53.Art trade; Van Ham.