Lot n° 356
Estimation :
7000 - 10000
EUR
Gilt bronze "Serpent" clock featuring a square stele with st - Lot 356
Gilt bronze "Serpent" clock featuring a square stele with straight fluted uprights framing a porcelain medallion adorned with a bouquet of roses on the front, and blued-background medallions adorned with a bronze sprig of roses on the sides.
It supports a cassolette decorated with foliage and Bacchus heads, with two annular dials on the body, one with Roman numerals for the hours and the other with Arabic numerals for the minutes. A snake wrapping around the foot and climbing up the vase marks the time with its tongue.
Second Empire period.
H. 38.5cm - W. 17cm - D. 17 cm.
Apocryphal Sèvres factory mark of 1793.
Blue patina, restorations.
Collection of Madame X
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