A "borne" clock featuring an allegory of literature in gilde - Lot 217

Lot n° 217
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400 - 600 EUR
A "borne" clock featuring an allegory of literature in gilde - Lot 217
A "borne" clock featuring an allegory of literature in gilded bronze. It depicts a woman dressed in ancient style reading a book while leaning against a bookcase. At the top, a laurel wreath with an engraved scroll reading: Ovid, Virgil, and Horace. Rectangular base decorated with an emperor and a cupid playing the lyre. Restoration period. H. 39 cm
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