Table Clock Ormolu Bronze Signed Dumont, Paris, 19th Century

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Table Clock Ormolu Bronze Signed Dumont, Paris, 19th Century

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Table clock. Ormolu. Signed Dumont, Paris, France, 19th century. Table clock with white dial, Roman numerals for hours and vertical lines for minutes, golden bronze hands and signature in black letters (Dumont à Paris). The body has small legs that raise it slightly, decorated with moldings of different widths and diameters. On these rises a pedestal formed by two parts (the lower one larger than the upper one), decorated with a series of scenes in relief, in addition to two burning hearts crossed by two arrows and surrounded by a garland of flowers, and vegetable palmettes . On the sphere is a winged male figure, young, holding a branch in one of his hands and a stick with leaves and fruits in the other, a quiver with arrows on his back, a short sword hanging from his waist and presents a series of objects (helmet) at your feet. In that staggered base, the reliefs show several mythological figurative themes: Apollo punishing Marsyas for challenging him by playing the aulos; two faucets flanking a center of leaves and other elements; two ladies before a man sitting in what a temple could (perhaps Diogenes); a cortege of putti playing trunks and pushing a cart pulled by lions in which Cupid appears seated. The identity of the figure sitting on the top of the table clock is related to classical mythology, given the aesthetics of the piece and the relief decoration of the front. Clearly, it is not the Archangel San Miguel, it could be an Allegory of the Summer (by the branch that shows), of a Wind, or some minor divinity of the Roman pantheon. This theme, of classic influence but centered on the characters that do not star in the great myths or the best known moments, was common in the decorative arts of the 19th century. Exception to this norm, in the present case, would be the punishment of Marsyas, a little habitual subject given the nature of the same one, considered little suitable for an interior, since priority was always given to the decorum. In Europe it was the adoption and improvement of the pendulum in the 17th century that changed the evolution of clocks in a radical way. From that moment, a technological evolution began that led the English and French watchmaking masters to be the most valued in the following centuries. The second ones were recognized and appreciated by the figures and the luxurious materials with which the boxes were decorated and, thanks to the technical advances made in the country, also by the quality of the mechanisms. As for the use of gilded bronze, this material played a leading role in the decoration of French interiors, especially from the end of the 17th century until the 19th century. Its quality was due, above all, to a high degree of specialization of the workshops responsible for its production and a rigid system of rules that regulated the two guilds that had the exclusivity of this material: that of "fondeurs-ciseleurs" (smelters and chisels) and that of "ciseleurs-doreurs" (smelters and gilders)." Size: 35 x 12 x 49 cms.

Dimensions:
Height: 19.3 in (49 cm)Width: 13.78 in (35 cm)Depth: 4.73 in (12 cm)
Style:
Neoclassical (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Gilt
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
19th Century
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Madrid, ES
Reference Number:
Seller: Zf0125 1stDibs: LU295139170841