A Louis XVI Ormolu Mantel Clock ‘Filon á Paris’ Allegory of Wisdom
large round spring-driven movement, lever escapement, thread suspension, restored enamel dial, gilt engraved hands, glazed bezel, heavy figural fire-gilt bronze clock case, curved ebonised wood pedestal element on bronze feet, the sitting female figure with a snake as a symbol of wisdom. The mirror is for reflection, not vanity. Wisdom and the awareness of the transience of time have been harmoniously combined by Pierre-Antoine Foullet (livre de desseins no. 34), 35 cm, France c. 1765, signs of age and use, no warranty for precision of movement and long-term functioning, 1 pendulum, (HP)
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large round spring-driven movement, lever escapement, thread suspension, restored enamel dial, gilt engraved hands, glazed bezel, heavy figural fire-gilt bronze clock case, curved ebonised wood pedestal element on bronze feet, the sitting female figure with a snake as a symbol of wisdom. The mirror is for reflection, not vanity. Wisdom and the awareness of the transience of time have been harmoniously combined by Pierre-Antoine Foullet (livre de desseins no. 34), 35 cm, France c. 1765, signs of age and use, no warranty for precision of movement and long-term functioning, 1 pendulum, (HP)
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