Poster clock on bracket; France, first half of... Lot 27
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Poster clock on bracket; France, first half of the nineteenth century.
Gilded and chiseled bronze, enameled porcelain and marquetry.
It has square Paris type machinery, wire suspension with chime on gong at the hours and half hours.
Measurements: 74 x 33 x 20 cm; 31 x 41 x 22 cm.
Set of table clock with matching bracket, created in the second half of the nineteenth century, based on the Boulle style models of the Napoleon III period. At that time it was common this look into the glorious past of the France of Louis XIV, of whom André-Charles Boulle was a decorator. From this artist we remember today mainly the type of decoration that we see here, a marquetry of part and counterpart in tortoiseshell and metal, combined with gilded bronze relief applications of great sculptural quality.
The clock has an architectural structure of baroque inspiration, with large figurative feet in gilded bronze, with classical motifs, with the lower part of the body vegetalized and curled in the form of a scroll. In the central body the lateral ones present gilded borders, adorned again with classic ornaments, and finally crowns the set an openwork dome topped by a figure in round bulk, an eagle. Also noteworthy for its importance are the reliefs located under the sphere, also representing a bird. The dial has Roman numerals, enameled in cobalt blue on the white background, small pieces embedded in the metal frame, chiseled in the central area. The bracket follows the same style, although its bronzes are of lesser relief, so as not to detract from the main ensemble.
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