Bidspirit auction | GILT AND PATINATED PENDULE ”LA

GILT AND PATINATED PENDULE ”LA LAITIÈRE SUR SON CHEVAL” - Date: Around 1810. Designer: The model is attributed to Louis Croutelle. Material: Fire-gilded and patinated bronze. Measurement: 49 x 26 x 14 cm. Description: On a rectangular base with decorative elements stands a fully sculpted figure of a horse. Upon it sits a young woman and a large basket containing a milk jug. Inside the basket, designed as a trompe-l’oeil, is the movement with a white enamel dial, Roman hour markers and Arabic minute track. Round 14-day pendulum movement with string suspension and half-hour chime on a bell. Pendulum and key included. Literature: Ottomeyer, Hans and Pröschel, Peter: Gilded Bronzes, Vol. 1. Munich 1986. For the model, see Fig. 5.15.10. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: The lot is unsuitable for parcel shipping. Transport only by shipping company after consultation following the auction. additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. # #France #Clocks.