Design for a Candlestick with a Clock, Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper, Vertical rectangle. Design for a candlestick with clock intended to be executed in gilded and green bronze and white and colored marble. Two golden lying dogs at bottom support an oval base. clock situated above between statues of Apollo and Diana, both sitting. Upon the clock are standing two genii respectively holding a lyre and a bow. A column above has on top a large vase with flowers, it is standing in a bowl with leaves, from which two branches for the burning candles are springing. Two cranes are fastened with their backs along the shaft of the column. Scale at bottom., Rome, Italy, late 18th century, timepieces & measuring devices, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Candlestick, Clock, Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, Pen, ink, brush, watercolor, graphite, paper, Vertical rectangle, Design, candlestick, clock intended, executed, gilded, green bronze, white, colored marble, Two golden lying dogs, bottom support, oval base, clock situated, statues, Apollo, Diana, sitting, Upon, clock, standing two genii respectively holding, lyre, bow, column, top, large vase, flowers, standing, bowl, leaves, two branches, burning candles, springing, Two cranes, fastened, backs, shaft, column, Scale, bottom, Rome, Italy, late 18th century, timepieces & measuring devices, Drawing, Drawing
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