MANTEL CLOCK "VENUS ET AMOUR"

MANTEL CLOCK "VENUS ET AMOUR",

late Louis XVI, the plate signed J.C. CAILY, the model after designs by F. VION (François Vion, ca. 1764 Paris 1800), Paris ca. 1800.

White marble and gilt bronze. Enamel dial. Movement with anchor escapement, striking the 1/2-hour on bell.

31x16x38 cm.

Provenance:
- from a private collection, Switzerland.

The model by F. Vion, on which the mantel clock on offer is based, is depicted in: H. Ottomeyer / P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen - Die Bronzearbeiten des Spätbarock und Klassizismus, Munich 1986; I, p. 247 (Ill. 4.6.11).