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Large clock in bronze and malachite, France, Directoire period

characterized by burnished classical figures as allegories of writing and reading. White enamel dial with two winding holes with Arabic numerals time band, surmounted by a bird of prey with spread wings; rectangular base on low spinning top feet. See for comparison: Giacomo Wannenes, The most beautiful French clocks from Louis XIV to the Empire, Leonardo Editore, Milan 1991, pp. 152-153

cm 51x70x13

€ 5.500,00 / 7.500,00

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