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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU AND VERDE ANTICO MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU AND VERDE ANTICO MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK

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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU AND VERDE ANTICO MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK
Modelled as a winged putto standing in a chariot drawn by two horses, on a rectangular plinth mounted with ribbon-tied bow and arrows and flaming torches, on paw feet
14¼ in. (36 cm.) high; 17¾ in. (45 cm.) wide; 5 in. (12.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Formerlly in the collection of the Earls of Nottingham and Winchilsea, Burghley-on-the-hill, Rutland.
Thence by descent.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Cupid drives the Sun deity's chariot, while a bas-relief with trophies of Love's weapons embellish the marble plinth, which is supported by bacchic lion monopodiae. Another clock of this model is illustrated in E. Neihuser, French Bronze Clocks, 1700-1830, Atglen, 1999, p. 240, no 910.

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