Auction 521
Works of Art & Art Nouveau
By VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG
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Nov 12, 2024
Hitzelerstr. 2, 50968 Köln, Germany
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Auction: Tuesday, 12 November 2024
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LOT 7:
François Viger: RARE BRONZE PENDULUM WITH THREE GRACES
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Sold for: €5,500
Start price:
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4,300
Estimated price :
€6,000 - €8,000
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François Viger: RARE BRONZE PENDULUM WITH THREE GRACES
RARE BRONZE PENDULUM WITH THREE GRACES.
Viger, François. Paris
Date: Ca. 1770.
Technique: Bronze, fire-gilded, partly polished, partly matte. Ebonised wood.
Description: On a square, ebonised plinth with fluted corners, a round base with laurel or vine leaves.
On it, three graces dancing around a column, holding garlands of roses in their hands. On
the column, the tambour-shaped clock case with rose hangings and crowned by a small Cupid
on clouds presenting an effigy. Enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, 14-day
pendulum movement with thread suspension and half-hour strike on bell.
Measurement: 52,5x17,5x17,5cm.
Mark: Dial and back plate marked "Viger Paris'"François Viger (from 1744, Tardy p.641).
Enclosed: Pendulum & key.
Literature:
- Niehüser, Elke: Die Französische Bronzeuhr, Munich 1997. Same model named and depicted p.229, no.633.
- Tardy, Meister see p.641.
François Viger
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