Porcelain clocks ensemble, around 1900
Porcelain clocks ensemble, around 1900
Consisting of a clock and two candlesticks. Allegory to music: case and candlestick made of polychrome (pastel colors) hand-painted porcelain with gold staffage, very fine and detailed work. Clock: body rising in rocailles, decorated with fully sculpted music-making cupids and applied flowers. Candlestick: with rocaille base, columnar shaft, tapering to the top, on it spout in the shape of a tulip blossom, also with cupids and blossoms. Brass framed enamel dial with black Arabic numerals and two hands. Simple winding movement. Probably Heubach around 1900. Good condition with signs of age and use, several missing parts, clock works in short time test.
Porcelain clocks ensemble, around 1900
Consisting of a clock and two candlesticks. Allegory to music: case and candlestick made of polychrome (pastel colors) hand-painted porcelain with gold staffage, very fine and detailed work. Clock: body rising in rocailles, decorated with fully sculpted music-making cupids and applied flowers. Candlestick: with rocaille base, columnar shaft, tapering to the top, on it spout in the shape of a tulip blossom, also with cupids and blossoms. Brass framed enamel dial with black Arabic numerals and two hands. Simple winding movement. Probably Heubach around 1900. Good condition with signs of age and use, several missing parts, clock works in short time test.
