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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 Clocks Explanations to the Catalogue Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction.