Watch stand with Chronos, god of time
Homage to something intangible: time
It was customary to put pocket watches, considered valuable objects, on display in living rooms enclosed in ornately carved, partially gilded watch stands. Watch stands were a item commonly produced in Gröden from the mid-18th century until the 1870s, often featuring an allegorical depiction of time as an elderly man with a beard and wings. He usually held a sickle or scythe, later also a sand glass.
Main category:
Art
Subcategory:
Wood carving
Epoch:18th century
Area(s):Ortisei
GPS coordinates:@11.6639,46.576
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