19th Century Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mantel Clock Ovid Ars Amatoria by Honoré Pons

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19th Century Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mantel Clock Ovid Ars Amatoria by Honoré Pons

About the Item

Empire gilded pendulum clock with Ovid (Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus) sitting on the dial writing "The Art of Love", in the right hand holding a pen, at his feet a garden where a golden flower stands out, the base has two legs with floral motifs, in the center and on both sides: cascades of flowers, below a star with more floral motifs. With stamp Pons 1827 (made by Honoré Pons 1773-1851) Honoré Pons (1773-1851 Paris ), Pons known as the best and most influential clock maker of the 19th century. In 1798 he worked as a clockmaker for the prestigious Lepaute. In 1803 he set up as a clockmaker at Rue de la Huchette in Paris, located close to Place St-Michel where many of the distinguished clockmakers such as Berthoud, Bréguet and Lépine were based. In 1807 Pons was commissioned by Napoleon’s Interior Minister. Over the years he received many gold and silver medals. In 1819 Pons received the highest acclamation by the Légion d’Honnerur. A collection of his clocks are on display at Musée de l’Horlogerie de Saint-Nicolas-d’Aliermont, and Musée des Arts et Métiers The Empire style (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃.piːʁ], style Empire) is an early-nineteenth-century design movement in architecture, furniture, other decorative arts, and the visual arts, representing the second phase of Neoclassicism. It flourished between 1800 and 1815 during the Consulate and the First French Empire periods, although its life span lasted until the late-1820s. From France it spread into much of Europe and the United States. The style originated in and takes its name from the rule of the Emperor Napoleon I in the First French Empire, when it was intended to idealize Napoleon's leadership and the French state. The previous fashionable style in France had been the Directoire style, a more austere and minimalist form of Neoclassicism, that replaced the Louis XVI style. The Empire style brought a full return to ostentatious richness. The style corresponds somewhat to the Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Federal style in the United States, and the Regency style in Britain.

Dimensions:
Height: 20.48 in (52 cm)Width: 16.15 in (41 cm)Depth: 6.3 in (16 cm)
Style:
Empire (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Ormolu,Gilt
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Early 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1827
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Fully working.
Seller Location:
Toledo, ES
Reference Number:
Seller: Art. 791stDibs: LU4409213505252