Clock with case veneered in tortoiseshell and brass
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1870-1900
Clock in case veneered in tortoiseshell and ebony, inlaid with engraved brass, with mounts of chased brass. The body of the clock is circular, with an ormolu face decorated in relief with strapwork and foliage enclosing a figure of Time below, and a cherub head above.
The numerals are enamelled in blue on white, and the hands are of blued steel. The clock is surmounted by an ornament in the form of a lamp, with a handle terminating in a goat head. It rises from a pedestal standing on four feet and decorated with enriched mouldigs of corner mounts of acanthus foliage.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 71.1 cm; Width 29.8 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O224259
- Museum object number
- 3A-1903
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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