• 11938

    A patinated and gilt bronze sculpture of Cronus resting on a breccia marble pedestal 

    Probably French. Late Eighteenth Or Early Nineteenth Century.

    Measurements

    Height: 16 1/2" (42cm); Width: 19" (48cm); Depth: 9 1/2" (24cm).

    Research:
    Patinated and gilt bronze; Cronus holding a gilt bronze scythe and an hour glass; on Breccia marble socle. Possibly, but not certainly, once forming surmount of important clock.

    Provenance:
    Sotheby’s Parke Bernet Inc., York Avenue Galleries, Friday, May 15, 1981, Lot 25

    The present sculpture represents Cronus, or Saturn, the ancient god of agriculture who, in his Greek manifestation, features in the myth of creation and came to be associated with Time. 

    The piece formerly belonged to the collection of antiquarian and antiques dealer Churchill Brazelton (1920–1980). 

    Full research report available on request.

    Full research report available on request.