A figure of Time or Chronos by Coade and dated 1792 was sold Christie's at Wrotham Park, 21st June 1994, lot 199.
There are two variants on this theme by Coade are known to have been produced; the first type, with sickle to his right hand and an hour glass resting in the palm of his left hand.
The second type as offered in the Wrotham Park sale has an hour glass in his left hand but his right arm is raised to support a sundial.
The modelling perhaps relates to that of Coade's River God figure, noted in the catalogue of 1784, which can be safely attributed to the sculptor John Bacon (d.1799), with whom Mrs Eleanor Coade (d.1796) was in partnership (see A. Kelly, op cit p.62).
The same Chronos figure is featured alongside the sarcophagus of Dame Anne Henniker (d.1793) in Rochester Cathedral (image below) and its design appears to have been mistakenly attributed to the sculptor Thomas Banks in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1794, part 1, p.410. (see A. Kelly, op cit p.250).
An engraving with Father Time is also featured as the frontispiece to the book of etchings of Coade's Gallery, which also includes this figure (see Kelly, p.66).
Another sun-dial commissioned by the architect Sir John Soane (d.1837) is discussed by A. Kelly, Sir John Soane and Mrs Eleanor Coade, Apollo, 1989; while
Another purchased by James Baxter for his Turnham Green house
in July 1818 was described as "A statue of Time with scythe and hour-glass
complete with rustic plinth. 18 pounds. (A. Kelly, op cit, 1990, p.144).
A six foot figure of Time is listed as item no.20 in A
Descriptive Catalogue of Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory of 1784.
The Yale Version - Type 1
The Sandringham Version.
From Art uk website
The Summers Place Auction version.
Lot 4 - 26 September 2023.
seated on a rock, holding an hour glass, stamped Coade,
London 1792.
with bronze sundial engraved I. Coggs, London fecit
A RARE COADE STONE SUNDIAL FIGURE OF CHRONOS, the winged,
bearded god seated and supporting a platform disc on his head, on a
naturalistic rocky base, signed COADE LONDON 1792 (damages and losses) 149cm
overall.
Probably the Chronos with Messrs Seago in the 1990's.
