PENDULE “THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS” Louis XVI, Paris, circa 1780.
PENDULE “THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS”
Louis XVI, Paris, circa 1780.
White marble and gilt and dark-patinated bronze. Figural group depicting Paris, wearing a Phrygian cap, presenting the apple to Aphrodite. On a stepped, bastion-shaped plinth with toupie feet. Decorated with doves and plaques depicting music-making putti. White enamel dial (cracked). Paris movement with half-hour strike on a bell. 1 key.
44 × 14 × 45 cm.
Marble with knocks. Patination rubbed. Movement to be checked.
Provenance:
French private collection.
PENDULE “THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS”
Louis XVI, Paris, circa 1780.
White marble and gilt and dark-patinated bronze. Figural group depicting Paris, wearing a Phrygian cap, presenting the apple to Aphrodite. On a stepped, bastion-shaped plinth with toupie feet. Decorated with doves and plaques depicting music-making putti. White enamel dial (cracked). Paris movement with half-hour strike on a bell. 1 key.
44 × 14 × 45 cm.
Marble with knocks. Patination rubbed. Movement to be checked.
Provenance:
French private collection.
