Bracket Clock Decorated with Marquetry in Tortoiseshell and Brass and with Gilt-Bronze Mounts, on an Oak Core
Also known as: Consoleklok, versierd met marqueterie in schildpad en messing en met verguld bronzen beslag, op eikenhouten kern
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1745 - c. 1749
Bracket clock, decorated with marquetry in tortoiseshell and brass, with gilt-bronze mounts on an oak core. The incurved corner posts merge into the semicircular top rail.
The mounts consist of volutes with flower and leaf branches. Below the gilt-copper dial, decorated with grotesques and with enamel numerals, mounts in the form of a cupid with dog and key. The top rail carries an upward-sloping cresting surmounted by an amorous couple. Bracket with mounts featuring masks on the corners. Movement signed on the back: "C.D.G: MESNIL à PARIS". The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-KOG-1456; its record gives material recorded as tortoise shell, bronze (metal), softwood, rosewood (wood), brass (alloy), oak (wood); technique gild; measurements height 121.4 cm x width 50.2 cm x depth 23.1 cm.
Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- tortoise shell, bronze (metal), softwood, rosewood (wood), brass (alloy), oak (wood)
- Technique
- gild
- Dimensions
- hoogte 121,4 cm x breedte 50,2 cm x diepte 23,1 cm · height 121.4 cm x width 50.2 cm x depth 23.1 cm
- Measurements
- height 121.4 cm x width 50.2 cm x depth 23.1 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Consoleklok, versierd met marqueterie in schildpad en messing en met verguld bronzen beslag, op eikenhouten kern
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-KOG-1456
- Museum classification
- clockwork · mechanical clock · clock · furniture · bracket clock
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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