Oxblood pendulum clock
Rare Louis XVI style centre pendulum in an ovoid shape with a lid, in enamelled ceramic imported from China in oxblood colour.
Very beautiful decoration of engraved and gilded bronzes, adorned with two mermaids on either side, clasping a laurel garland in their hands. The gilt bronze neck, with interlacing and rosette patterns, supports a bronze cover with acanthus leaves, crowned with a pinecone.
The pendulum rests on a pivoting piédouche in gilded bronze and a square base.
White enamel clock face with black numbers.
Bronze French work and movement from the first half of the XIX century around 1820.
Ceramics: Enamelled stoneware from China, Qianlong period 1736-1796
Pendulum model in the style of Pierre Gouthière bronze caster for King Louis XVI.
Dimensions
Height: 63 cm – Diameter: 35 cm
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