Monumental Continental Pendule à Cercles Tournants

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Probably French, late 19th Century The spherical case formed as a celestial globe surmounted by an allegorical gilt-bronze winged figure of Urania (the muse of astronomy) holding a baton, lacquered in green and decorated with gilt stars; around its equator runs a revolving chapter ring with Roman numerals, (characteristic of the pendule à cercles tournants mechanism); the globe is supported by a figural group representing Atlas and attendant figure in gilt-bronze; the group stands on a naturalistic base above a shaped burl-walnut, satinwood and kingwood inlaid case; the upper pedestal is of drum-form with gilt-bronze mounts; the main pedestal with recessed panels and gilt-bronze mounts, on stepped ebonized wood plinth. Height overall 10 feet 2 inches (310 cm), width 44 inches (112 cm) depth 36 inches (91.5 cm). Provenance: by repute, Alzaga Unzue Palace, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 品相： No condition report? Click below to request one. *Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available. Request a condition report

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