Bracket clock of gilded and chased bronze
Also known as: Consoleklok van verguld en geciseleerd brons
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1745 - c. 1749
Bracket clock of gilded and chased bronze. The bracket in the shape of an equilateral triangle exhibits openwork, asymmetrical rocaille motifs. The clock is decorated in a similar manner and rests on diagonally placed C-shaped feet, which bear S-shaped foliate scrolls on the front supporting the circular dial.
Surmounting the clock are a crowing cock and a sun shining through the clouds. The sides have openwork lozenge-shaped infills. On the bracket is the crowned C control mark. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12289-1; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal), gilding (material), brass (alloy); technique gild; measurements height 69 cm x width 27.5 cm x depth 15 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
- bronze (metal), gilding (material), brass (alloy)
- Technique
- gild
- Dimensions
- hoogte 69 cm x breedte 27,5 cm x diepte 15 cm · height 69 cm x width 27.5 cm x depth 15 cm
- Measurements
- height 69 cm x width 27.5 cm x depth 15 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Consoleklok van verguld en geciseleerd brons
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-12289-1
- Museum classification
- clock · furniture · mechanical clock · bracket clock · clockwork
Catalogue references
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Research required
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