Gregoire Rouma, um 1800 – 1840
LARGE PARISIAN MANTEL CLOCK
Gregoire Rouma (around 1800-1840).
Height: 49.5 cm.
Width: 36 cm.
Depth: 12.5 cm.
Movm.: 14-day movement, pendulum on a thread suspension, regulated by a knurled wheel on the back. Lock plate striking mechanism for half and hour strike on bell. Gilding in immaculate condition.
Case: The gilded bronze superstructure is thematically dedicated to Apollo, the god of the muses, and the attributes of Cupid. The base is decorated with a lyre motif between wreaths of flowers, with Cupid's arrows inside. A lyre held by Apollo, the god of the muses, standing on the left. On the right a large harp in front of Cupid's bow.
Dial: Rectangular movement construction with enamel dial with Roman hours, signed and inscribed Paris. Breguet hands blued. A.R.
Literature:
Cf. Hans Ottomeyer, Peter Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich 1986, vol. I, p. 394, no. 5.18.3 (1380231) (11)
