Sublime Gilded Bronze Clock Representing Goddess Hera

Clock in gilded and patinated bronze from the Charles X period, 19th century. Measures: H 43 cm, W 19 cm, D 10 cm.

Clock in gilt and patinated bronze, period Napoleon III, 19th century. Good working condition Measures: H: 38 cm, W: 28 cm, D: 8 cm.

Gilt bronze clock, 19th century Large original gilt bronze clock, decorated with garlands of flowers and two hull heads to the right and left of the...

Gilt bronze clock, with its gilt wood base on a blackened wood sicle, signed by Pellegrin in Marseille, 19th century, Napoleon III period Measures: H: 49 cm, W: 36 cm, D: 17 cm SM0...

Gilt and Enameled Bronze Clock, White Marble, The Three Graces, Supporting a Globe Clock. Important clock representing "Les Trois Grâces" supp...

Charles X period clock, in opaline and golden bronze, high quality. Measures: H 39 cm, W 18.5 cm, D 11 cm.

A mantel clock from the French “Restauration” era of 1815-1830 in fire-gilt bronze. The dial is enamelled white and the hours are depicted with Roman numerals. The figure represents ...

Sublime pendulum in gilded bronze, the mercury gilding is original. The dial is white enamelled and the hours are written in Roman numerals. Period: Restoration Dimensions: Height: 48.5cm x Length: 34.5cm x Depth: 12.5cm Original mechanism without modification. Overhauled by a watchmaker and in perfect working order. A bollard-type model, it represents the myth of the Goddess Hera skillfully staged. Hera is the protective goddess par excellence of women and the goddess of legitimate marriage, guardian of the fertility of the couple and of women in childbirth. Here we are in the presence of a scepter or figure two alliances, feminine and masculine entwined, symbolizing the legitimate union of marriage. No veil for our beautiful goddess but an amphora filled with water, a reference once again to the history of our goddess where each year we celebrated the hierogamy, the sacred marriage of Hera and Zeus, which marked the renewal vegetation. Hera regained her virginity in the living waters of springs and rivers. Beneath the dial, a magnificent peacock is revealed, the favorite animal of our Greek divinity Hera, wife of Zeus. According to Greek mythology the “eyes” visible on the tail of the peacock were placed there by Hera to commemorate her faithful guardian, Argos, who had a hundred eyes (Ovid I, 625). According to legend, Argos was hired by Hera, jealous of Io, one of the nymphs courted by her husband Zeus, whom she suspected of adultery. She transformed the young woman into a heifer and entrusted her guardianship to the giant to spy on her husband. Argos possessed a hundred eyes and kept fifty of them open which constantly watched...

A French patinated and fire-gilt clock depicting Hermes/Mercury, Restauration Era, 1815-30. The dial is silvered-bronze. The silk-thread mechanism is in unverified condition.

A fine French fire-gilt bronze clock depicting a Greek warrior, Restauration Era, 1815-30. The silk-thread mechanism is in good working condition with key and pendulum.

Malachite clock with gilded angel on top.

A superb quality 19th century French bronze gilt mantel clock, retaining its original glass dome, and adorned with a finely detailed rustic female figure in period dress, reclining o...