Important ALLEGORIC CARTEL and its console known as "aux che - Lot 76

Lot n° 76
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2000 - 3000 EUR
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Result : 3 840EUR
Important ALLEGORIC CARTEL and its console known as "aux che - Lot 76
Important ALLEGORIC CARTEL and its console known as "aux chevaux marins" in Boulle marquetry in brass and brown tortoiseshell, richly decorated with gilded and chased bronzes, the enameled and gilded dial with Roman numerals showing on the apron Apollo on his chariot surrounded by caryatids at the four corners, the top surmounted by a figure of the goddess Minerva, helmeted, armored, holding spear (missing) and shield. The ensemble rests on four reclining, harnessed horses, in the style of the models in the Bassin de Neptune at Versailles. Curvilinear base with four rounded projections in Boulle marquetry, highlighted with a frieze of lambrequins, resting on four feet. Bears a LESCURE enameled cartouche in Paris. Key The console supports a red veined marble. Late 19th - early 20th century 108 x 58 x 23 cm Console 36 x 64 x 29 cm (restorations) Nota : Model inspired by drawings by Jean MAROT, taken from "Nouveaux Livres de Boites de Pendules, de Coqs et Etuys de Montres et autres necessaires au Orlogers". Similar cartels were produced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, notably by the watchmaker Lescure around 1910.
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