A l'abondance" clock. - Lot 183

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12000 - 18000 EUR
A l'abondance" clock. - Lot 183
A l'abondance" clock. In chased and gilded bronze representing a female figure pouring a cornucopia filled with coins from various countries on a putto that is collecting pieces of coral. The white enamelled dial with Arabic and Roman numerals is signed "Gremond à Paris" and rests on two dolphins from whose mouths fruits spring. The base is decorated with a frieze of leaves and rosettes. White marble base with protruding angles adorned with a leafy frieze and rhombuses and resting on fawn legs. Louis XVI period H. 60 cm. L. 53 cm. D. 23 cm. (Missing bronzes on the base) Gremond, a family of clockmakers settled in Paris. The author of our clock may be Nicolas Antoine who made his masterpiece in 1775 or Michel Nicolas Antoine who made his in 1782. The iconography of this clock is an allegory of overseas trade and the wealth it brings.
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