Mantle clock
Maker: Jeann-Antoine Lepine
the figures, of bronze gilded, seated on the circular dial, are in the style of Falconet and represent Venus with two cherubs; the dial has pierced hands in the shape of arrows to mark hours and minutes, and secondary hands of blue steel for days weeks and month; the pedestal, which rests on a square base, is in the baroque style with medallions and branches of bay leaves, and is supported by inverted consoles
- Date
- c. 1770
- In our collection
- since November the 8th, 2010 up to now
- Dimensions
- 16 1/2 in. (41.91 cm)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Marble, ormulu
- Price
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- Composition
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zinc 30% copper 12% oxygen 58%