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Unusually Large 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock

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The movement is contained in an unusually large (67 cm!) white marble obelisk which is surmounted by an armillary sphere finial. The front with a panel chased with nymphs supporting a globe with Cupid standing on top, below are two lions, their paws resting on spheres and their bodies covered in drapery. The sides of the obelisk mounted with pierced military trophies with medusa shields and laurel branches entwined with ribbons. Bands of beading run down the angles of the obelisk. The rectangular base with a panel chased with cherubs amongst the clouds, playing with laurel branches, wreaths and torches. It stands of four circular feet. The white enamel Arabic dial with very Fine pierced ormolu hands is signed, 'A Paris'. The large three-week going movement strikes the half and full hours. This veil-draped “altar” clock is dedicated to Venus and celebrates love’s dominion. Its pillar of a pearl-wreathed and orb-capped obelisk is embellished with a bas-relief of Hymen’s torch held by Cupid bearing aloft a globe borne by Venus’s attendant graces. The plinth tablets reveal festive putti preparing for a sacrifice at Love’s altar. A clock of related model in bleu turquin marble, in the Louvre in Paris is illutrated in H. Lengellé, dit Tardy, French Clocks The World Over, Paris, 1981, vol. II, fig. 60. A similar obelisk mantel clock is also illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la pendule française du Moyen Âge au XXe siècle, Paris, 1997, p. 219.

Dimensions:
Height: 26.38 in (67 cm)Width: 9.06 in (23 cm)Depth: 5.12 in (13 cm)
Style:
Louis XVI (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Marble,Ormolu
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Late 18th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1780
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Reference Number:
Seller: 14701stDibs: LU981415421022

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