Lot Essay
Dated to the period of Louis XIV by Peter Fuhring, the present drawing may be for a musical clock in view of the presence of Apollo and the Muses in the design
Details
French School, circa 1700
A Clock with Apollo and the Muses supported by four Herms, a Bust of a Man flanked by two Figures of Fame with the Pedestal supported by four Turtles
pen and brown ink, grey wash heightened with white, on blue paper
246 x 183mm.
A Clock with Apollo and the Muses supported by four Herms, a Bust of a Man flanked by two Figures of Fame with the Pedestal supported by four Turtles
pen and brown ink, grey wash heightened with white, on blue paper
246 x 183mm.
Provenance
Jean Willems, 1964
Literature
P. Fuhring, no. 502