Lot Essay
The Harlequin figure was one of the most important characters of the Commedia dell'arte, the improvised popular comedy in Italian theatres between the 16th and 18th Century. Harlequin, or Arlecchino in Italian, was always the rather naive and acrobatic servant from Bergamo.
A clock of similar design is illustrated on the back cover of Tardy, French clocks the world over, Part two, Paris, 1981.
Another clock of similar design was sold anonymously at Christie's Amsterdam, 20 December 1994, lot 521.
See illustration
A clock of similar design is illustrated on the back cover of Tardy, French clocks the world over, Part two, Paris, 1981.
Another clock of similar design was sold anonymously at Christie's Amsterdam, 20 December 1994, lot 521.
See illustration