France, circa 1830
In gilt bronze with brown patina, depicting the famous couple, Zuleica, daughter of Pasha Giaffir, protected by her lover Selim, on a classical base decorated with stylized foliage. Engine-turned dial with black Arabic numerals.
58 x 43 cm
This model is also known to collectors as the "Fiancée d'Abydos" clock or the "Couple de Parganiotes" clock.
References
For a similar clock, see Stephan Adler, "Les Heures du Philhellénisme, Les pendules philhelléniques françaises", Olkos Editions, Athens, 2018, N°139, page 285.
A patinated bronze mantel clock depicting Parganiots couple, Paris, circa 1830
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