Klassizistische Kaminuhr mit figürlicher Bekrönung „Leda und der Schwan“
Height: 55 cm.
Width: 46 cm.
Depth: 15.5 cm.

Longitudinally rectangular straight plinth with short step over strong spindle feet. At the front of the pedestal there are appliqués in the form of two cupids whose abdomen is covered with leaves holding a mascaron of the god Zeus with leaf festoon. Above this is a palmette frieze and the upper semicircular structure with white enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes and blued Breguet hands. On the sides, on a turquoise-green background, two further scenes from the mythology of the father of the gods Zeus: on the left Zeus, in the shape of a bull, kidnaps Europa, on the right Hebe feeds Zeus' attribute, an eagle, with a bowl. The crowning is fully sculptured, in high quality sculptural execution. Leda, dressed only in a cloth, sitting to the left, turns her head towards a swan, which she holds with her left hand and whose head approaches her lips. Pendulum with thread suspension, fourteen-day movement, lock disc mechanism for striking the half hour and hour on a bell. Gilding in perfect condition. (1222329) (11)