Clock symbolizing America, in finely chased gilded and patin - Lot 312

Lot n° 312
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Clock symbolizing America, in finely chased gilded and patin - Lot 312
Clock symbolizing America, in finely chased gilded and patinated bronze: a black huntress, her eyes enamelled au naturel, sits on the movement, her foot resting on the head of an alligator and flanked by an exotic tree; the oval base with springs decorated with garlands of fruit in bas-relief is supported by four claw feet; the enamelled dial is monogrammed L M in Paris. Original striking movement with wire suspension. First quarter of the 19th century, from a preparatory drawing by the bronze-maker DEVERBERY dated 1799 in the Bibliothèque Nationale (Paris). Height: 47.5 cm. Width : 35 cm
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