PENDULE FONTAINE

FOUNTAIN CLOCK
Boundary clock in bronze with a double patina.
The pilaster-shaped uprights are topped
by two opposing dolphins. They form
a niche housing the shell-shaped spillway
topped by a Bacchus mask.
of Bacchus. The pediment features a Naiad
bathing. The white enamelled dial shows
the hours in Roman numerals and the quarters in
in Arabic numerals is signed Lemoine
in Paris.
Early 19th century.
Height: 44 cm - Length: 25 cm
Depth: 17 cm
(Accidents and chips on the dial)

PROVENANCE
Anonymous sale ('Entire collection
of an amateur from the Nice region and to others'),
Mercier, Lille,June 3, 2012, lot 253.