Clock, Paris, 19th century

Clock, Paris, 19th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 19th century. The museum's brief description reads: Clock of biscuit porcelain, on ormoulu plinth. In the form of a group of the Three Graces after an old Sevred model by Falconet. Made by Samson. French (Paris); late 19th century.. Museum description: Nude figures of the graces upholding a garland of flowers, standing round a fluted column which supports an urn festooned with laurel. One of the figures holds up a finger as a pointer to the two revolving enamelled bands in the body of the vase which indicate the hours and the minutes. The group rests on an oblong pedestal moulded with panels of sprouting cupids in low relief and mouted on an ormolu plinth. The museum record gives material recorded as porcelain, ormolu, copper; measurements Height 61 cm; Length 30 cm; Width 22.5 cm; place associated: Paris. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.