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Wooden carved clock frame with clock
Lost Art-ID
576422
Artist / Creator
Unknown (Englisch (London))
Title
Wooden carved clock frame with clock
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Wood ; Metal / carved
Inventory number
312 (Hahn 1940)
Description
Wooden frame formed by an elephant with two juvenile fauns on its back, carrying a tall structure, on the pedestal on the left, a figure of Chronos and a winged putto on the right. In the rococo cartouche the actual clock and as a crown two putties with flower vase. The clock designates: Godfrie Poy, London. Height including Louis XVI-base 58 cm
source: Kunsthaus Heinrich Hahn: Sammlung V. O., Gemälde, Möbel des 18. Jahrhunderts, Metallarbeiten, aus verschiedenem Privatbesitz, Gemälde alter Meister, Gemälde und Handzeichnungen. Auktion vom 07.-08.05.1940 (Katalog Nr. 61). Frankfurt a. M. 1940. Kat. Nr. 312.
Provenance
collection Rudolf von Goldschmidt-Rothschild, Frankfurt a.M./Königstein i.T. - 1939 (about); seizure by the tax office Berlin-Mitte, 1939 (about); collection Georg von Opel, Königstein April 1939 (after) - 07./08.05.1940; Auction Hahn, Frankfurt a. M. 07.-08.05.1940, Lot 312; whereabouts unknown
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