99th Auction
2019/5/11
Lot 366
French, Movement No. 10823, Case No. 11322, 960 mm, circa 1870
A rare swinging pendulum mantel clock "Cupid and Psyche"
Case: bronze, signed Auguste Moreaux, marble base. Dial: brass digits. Movm.: circular brass full plate movement, lever escapement, compensation grid-iron pendulum with spring suspension.
The large, winged bronze Psyche figure supports the pendulum; the movement sits in a ball-shaped case on the tip of the rod. The pendulum is suspended from a kind of cross-shaped spring consisting of three steel strips.
Auguste Moreaux (1834-1917) began sculpting under his father’s guidance and later trained with François Jouffroy at the École des beaux-arts. After his first exhibition in 1861 his reputation grew steadily and he was particularly famous during the art nouveau period.
A rare swinging pendulum mantel clock "Cupid and Psyche"
Case: bronze, signed Auguste Moreaux, marble base. Dial: brass digits. Movm.: circular brass full plate movement, lever escapement, compensation grid-iron pendulum with spring suspension.
The large, winged bronze Psyche figure supports the pendulum; the movement sits in a ball-shaped case on the tip of the rod. The pendulum is suspended from a kind of cross-shaped spring consisting of three steel strips.
Auguste Moreaux (1834-1917) began sculpting under his father’s guidance and later trained with François Jouffroy at the École des beaux-arts. After his first exhibition in 1861 his reputation grew steadily and he was particularly famous during the art nouveau period.
estimated
5.500—10.000 €
Price realized
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