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Cupid and Psyche Clock after Claude Michallon
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Clock representing the Coronation of Love or Love and Psyche after Claude Michallon. Psyche, dressed in a wet drapery held by a belt, leans over the central pillar in griotte marble to crown Amour, recognizable by his wings and his quiver at his waist. The gilded bronze dial with Roman numerals is set in the pillar decorated with a lyre surrounded by oak leaves. The rectangular base is decorated with leaves, crowns, garlands, trophies of arms and rosettes motifs. The ensemble is supported by four small winged claw feet in gilded bronze.
This figure created by Michallon (1751-1799) during the Directoire period, after an antique marble from the Capitol in Rome, was a great success due to its elegance and the popularity of the subject of Love and Psyche in the 19th century. It was declined many times notably by Feuchère and Thomire. Some examples are kept in renowned museums such as the Château de Fontainebleau, the Musée Marmottan-Monet, the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris and the Royal collections in England.
- Dimensions:Height: 21.26 in (54 cm)Width: 14.57 in (37 cm)Depth: 7.09 in (18 cm)
- Style:Empire (Of the Period)
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- Period:1810-1819
- Date of Manufacture:1815
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. In good condition. Time wear to the gilt. The movement has been cleaned, serviced and is in working condition.
- Seller Location:Paris, FR
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