Description
Chased and gilt bronze clock, the movement by Dutertre in Paris surmounted by a young woman holding a medallion decorated with a sun. The base is decorated with a clasp and rocaille foliage scrolls, the brass backgrounds pierced with quatrefoils. Louis XV period. H. : 53,5 cm. W. : 33,8 cm. D. : 17 cm. Bibliography : Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française du Moyen Âge au XXe siècle, Pierre Kjellberg, les Éditions de l'Amateur. Our female figure can be found on an example of a large clock with the Abduction of Europe, reproduced on p. 132, n°B.
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Chased and gilt bronze clock, the movement by Dutertre in Paris surmounted by a young woman holding a medallion decorated with a sun. The base is decorated with a clasp and rocaille foliage scrolls, the brass backgrounds pierced with quatrefoils. Louis XV period. H. : 53,5 cm. W. : 33,8 cm. D. : 17 cm. Bibliography : Encyclopédie de la Pendule Française du Moyen Âge au XXe siècle, Pierre Kjellberg, les Éditions de l'Amateur. Our female figure can be found on an example of a large clock with the Abduction of Europe, reproduced on p. 132, n°B.
