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French Empire Clock Depicting Psyche Playing with a Butterfly After Canova

About the Item

A French Empire Clock depicting Psyche playing with a butterfly after a marble statue by Canova displayed in the Louvre. A patinated bronze Psyche is standing to the left of the clock plinth holding a butterfly in her left hand and the butterfly’s wings in her right hand; the red griotte marble plinth is decorated with a gilded perfume burner and the griotte marble base is decorated with a large swag held aloft by cupids, the case resting on four lion’s paw feet. A similar model in gilded bronze was in the Elysee Palais and is now in the Garde Meuble. (Reference bronzes in the National collection, figure 133, page 246). There is also a similar model in the Spanish Royal Clock collection.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 22 in (55.88 cm)Width: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)Depth: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)
  • Style:
    Empire (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Patinated
  • Place of Origin:
    France
  • Period:
    Early 19th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1820
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Vancouver, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4631214811671

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