$4,000
San Camilo
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
In lower right the personification of death in the form of a skeleton taunts Camilo's patient with his scythe while several playful imps sing and dance.
Other
Four Framed Hogarth Engravings "Four Times of the Day"
By William Hogarth
Located in Alamo, CA
A small statue above the clock depicts Father Time with a scythe and an hourglass. Below the clock are the words "Sic Transit Gloria Mundi" (Thus passes the Glory of the World).
Engraving, Etching
Napoleon III Period Gilt Bronze Clock and Barometer, Attributed to Raingo Frères
By Raingo Frères
Located in London, GB
The clock’s pilaster is decorated with swirling, foliate patterns and mounted with a cherub figure, who holds a scythe before him. By comparison, the barometer’s pilaster functions a...
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century landscape oil painting of hay making
By John Clayton Adams
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
The artist frequently included figures at work in his rural landscapes, however, this painting offers us a rare glimpse of both men and women cutting the grass with scythes. Whilst t...
Canvas, Oil
Peasants in a Cornfield (Boer in het veld) by David Teniers the Younger
By David Teniers the Younger
Located in Stockholm, SE
But with the help of one smirk the entire picture is charged with a different energy, awakening many contrasts and relationships between the calm landscape, the hard work and his own...
Canvas, Oil
$67,850Sale Price|20% Off
French 19th Century Regence Style Ormolu & Kingwood Grandfather Tall Case Clock
By Charles Cressent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Another similar example of this palatial clock surmounted with a figure of Chronos holding a scythe, also stamped 'GP' for the bronzier workshop, was sold at Sotheby's New York on 16...
Bronze