Reloj de sobremesa con guarnición [Mantel clock with garniture]
- c. 1850
- Bronze, enamel, glass, metal. Gilded, cast, enamelled
- 64 x 64 x 19 cm
- Cat. R_65
- Observations: Made in France. Candelabra: 83 x 31 x 24 cm
The gilded bronze case of this clock is adorned with full-relief figures of two amorini seated on a rocaille holding a garland. The rest of the case is decorated with large volutes, rocaille and a large scallop shell in the bottom centre. The back of the case is chiselled with vegetal motifs.
The dial, surrounded by pearl and rocaille, is composed of twelve porcelain enamelled cartouches with the hours in Roman numerals. Two winding holes.
It has a French pendule de Paris movement with an eight-day spring-driven going train, anchor escapement and pendulum. The striking train sounds the hours and half-hours, using a countwheel system. The serial number is 4690.
The candelabra are each ornamented with the full-length figure of an amorino, wrapped in a garland and seated on a rocaille base, holding a shaft in the form of a leafy stem from which protrude the labrae — six curved cornucopias and a straight central arm. Bulbous capitals, the central one of which has a bronze flamelike ornament.
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