Bidspirit auction | Figurative pendulum clock, Meissen,


Figurative pendulum clock, Meissen, - Figurative pendulum clock, Meissen, Knaufschwerter mark 1850–1924, first-grade quality, clock case featuring Cupid and doves, design by Michel Victor Acier (1736 Versailles – 1799 Dresden) circa 1775–1779, Model No. F36, Cupid seated next to a neoclassical case with quiver and torch, pair of doves on the roof, polychromatic paint and gilded decoration, repaired and restored multiple times, 31 x 25 x 12 cm, movement with striking mechanism on bell, round brass dial with Roman numerals damaged, function untested Lit.: Bergmann, Sabine and Thomas: Meissen Figurines, Vol. II, Erlangen, 2014, p. 230