Boundary clock in gilt bronze and yellow veined white marble with allegorical decoration of the Dawn, in the form of a woman raising a veil, a cock at her side, sitting on a globe containing the movement and presenting the dial with applied Arabic numeral indexes, and resting on a pedestal composed of attributes symbolising the night (moon, owl, poppies and clouds), on a circular quadripod base with flower-decorated protrusions. 

Mechanical spiral movement with key winding.

Late 19th or early 20th century.

H. Height: 39.5 cm.

Wear and tear and some gilding oxidation; number 9 and a hand missing.

Movement to be revised. Veiled back door, closing to be revised. Scratches and a few scratches.
Live Friday 18 September 2020・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 259

Boundary clock in gilt bronze and yellow veined white marble with allegorical decoration of the Dawn, in the form of a woman raising a veil, a cock at her side, sitting on a globe containing the movement and presenting the dial with applied Arabic numeral indexes, and resting on a pedestal composed of attributes symbolising the night (moon, owl, poppies and clouds), on a circular quadripod base with flower-decorated protrusions. Mechanical spiral movement with key winding. Late 19th or early 20th century. H. Height: 39.5 cm. Wear and tear and some gilding oxidation; number 9 and a hand missing. Movement to be revised. Veiled back door, closing to be revised. Scratches and a few scratches.

Estimate
€400 - €600
Result
€1,200
Buyer's premium
24%
Boundary clock in gilt bronze and yellow veined white marble with allegorical decoration of the Dawn, in the form of a woman raising a veil, a cock at her side, sitting on a globe containing the movement and presenting the dial with applied Arabic numeral indexes, and resting on a pedestal composed of attributes symbolising the night (moon, owl, poppies and clouds), on a circular quadripod base with flower-decorated protrusions. Mechanical spiral movement with key winding. Late 19th or early 20th century. H. Height: 39.5 cm. Wear and tear and some gilding oxidation; number 9 and a hand missing. Movement to be revised. Veiled back door, closing to be revised. Scratches and a few scratches.
Sale Friday 18 September 2020・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris