Auction 112 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

848

A tabletop clock "Wet Nurse"


Estimate

1.000 - 1.500


Session 4

14 December 2021



Description

After a model by Louis Croutelle (1765-1829)
Gilt bronze
Figural decoration depicting a wet nurse with children and classical low relief motifs
Resting on a four footed stand decorated with garlands and two medallions with profile busts
Upper plinth of arched top flanked by two columns with sphinx, enamel dial of Roman numbering
France, 19th century
(losses and faults; mechanism in need of service)

41x31x14 cm


Category

Watches



Closed Auction