Description
Large clock, In gilt bronze, depicting the abduction of Europa on a patinated bronze bull. The Rocaille-shaped base with foliage decoration features a nymph, a love, scrolls and reeds. Enameled dial signed "Jolly à Paris", showing hours in Roman numerals and minutes in Arabic numerals. Railroad. Winding holes at IV and VIII o'clock. Wire mechanism. 19th century, after the famous model by Jean Joseph Saint-Germain (1719-1791), Maître fondeur in 1748. 57 x 45 x 20 cm Saint Germain's 18th-century model is in the Friz William Museum, Cambridge (M.205-1912). Bibliography: - Hans Ottomeyer, Vergoldete Bronze, Münche, 1986, page 125. - Pierre Kjellberg, L'Encyclopédie de la pendule française du Moyen-Age au XXe siècle, p.134. Condition report: Mechanism and dial restored, wear to patina. A thin element missing on the putti. Key and pendulum missing. Additional photos on request.
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Large clock, In gilt bronze, depicting the abduction of Europa on a patinated bronze bull. The Rocaille-shaped base with foliage decoration features a nymph, a love, scrolls and reeds. Enameled dial signed "Jolly à Paris", showing hours in Roman numerals and minutes in Arabic numerals. Railroad. Winding holes at IV and VIII o'clock. Wire mechanism. 19th century, after the famous model by Jean Joseph Saint-Germain (1719-1791), Maître fondeur in 1748. 57 x 45 x 20 cm Saint Germain's 18th-century model is in the Friz William Museum, Cambridge (M.205-1912). Bibliography: - Hans Ottomeyer, Vergoldete Bronze, Münche, 1986, page 125. - Pierre Kjellberg, L'Encyclopédie de la pendule française du Moyen-Age au XXe siècle, p.134. Condition report: Mechanism and dial restored, wear to patina. A thin element missing on the putti. Key and pendulum missing. Additional photos on request.
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