1727 - Large Empire-style figure pendulum clock “Cupid and Psyche,” based on a design by Claude Michallon

Large Empire-style figure pendulum clock “Cupid and Psyche,” based on a design by Claude Michallon Bronze, with a dark patina and partial gilding, and burgundy-red marble with gray-white veining. Fully sculpted depiction of Cupid and Psyche with a wreath of roses, leaning against the tall, rectangular clock case adorned with a pair of applied cherubs. Finely embossed, profiled-framed dial, marked “Verdière.” Below, a wide, stepped pedestal with a palmette frieze resting on claw feet. Pendulum movement with string suspension and half-hour striking on a bell. H. 82 cm. 54 cm x 22 cm. See Ottomeyer/Pöschel, ill. p. 350, and Tardy, p. 638. Provenance: from the dissolution of the private collection of Horst Abke, Springe. Purchased in 1997 at Koller Auctions, Auction 105, Lot 1164 for 41,961 CHF. A large French bronze and marble mantel clock depicting Cupid and Psyche, based on a design by Claude Michallon. France. Circa 1810–1820.