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CLOCK FROM THE 18th CENTURY - THE VICTORIUS PEACE - Height 17,30 inches - - MOVEMENT SIGNED SAVARIN Bronze clock , gilded with mercury, LOUIS XVI period, 18th century. Allegorical theme "VICTORY and PEACE." Enamelled dial - Movement signed SAVARIN in BOURG. Suspension of the balance wheel with a silk thread . Marble terrace, of animated form, resting on 4 feet and adorned with a frieze of intertwined waves in bronze. The allegorical theme is developed on a basis of 2 levels, in bronze , the pedestal of winners. Two subjects are leaning against the drum of the clock, decorated with garlands of laurel knotted with ribbons. On the left, the angel , perched on stacked books which are the peace treaties, symbolises wisdom. To the right , a centurion wearing a helmet, with a look great, trophies of his enemies filed at his feet, which symbolise victory. Very good condition of this item, and very good conservation of the gilding with mercury. Height: 17.30 inches. Terrace: 16.80 x 7.9 inches. Weight: 33 pounds |
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