Composition Clocks

Exceptional Louis XVI style gilt bronze and malachite grandfather clock French, late 19th century Measures: Height 250cm, width 54cm, depth 33cm This superb longcase clock is a wonderful example of the Belle Époque impetus to draw inspiration from the styles of the past. The clock, crafted during the late nineteenth century—though the malachite finish is later—is inspired by a famous eighteenth-century original. The clock is of traditional form, which a cubic clock case inset with an enamel dial and a gilt bronze bezel cast with signs of the zodiac. The central section of the clock includes a window, which reveals the pendulum inside, while the lower section is in the form of a plinth. The malachite veneer is wonderfully varied, with lighter and darker shades of the stone utilised to add visual interest. The clock is surmounted by a sculpture in gilt bronze of Apollo in his chariot, pulled by a quadriga of horses. The dial is signed for Rosel Bruxelles...

Jean-Michel Basquiat The Paris Review: 1982 The Paris Review book, featuring an interior spread of Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Tuxedo" (1982). Imagery features 8 detailed segments of thi...

This large and important portrait contrasts a modern African American male nude with two other figures in an artist's studio: a life-size pl...

Time is constant, yet eeting. No sooner has one moment arrived than it’s gone again. And yet, we want to capture it before it passes. Clocks have always been a way to frame the prese...

Antique French Louis XVI style gilt bronze cartel clock French, late 19th Century Height 63cm, width 28cm, depth 10cm This elegant cartel clo...

A masterful study in light and luminosity, this 30-inch square composition captures the ethereal quality of a "Color Field" aesthetic. Shifting away from the bold contrasts of previo...

Keith Haring The Paris Review: 1982 The Paris Review book, with original cover design by Keith Haring. Offset lithograph on double sided art book. Measures approximately: 5.5 x 9 inches; soft cover. Approximately 50pgs. Minor age related wear; in otherwise very good overall vintage condition. 1st edition, 1st printing 1982. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Highly collectible. Related categories: Keith Haring 1982. Keith Haring book...

Drones, 2022, is a techno-futuristic riff on the traditional Victorian shadowbox containing horseshoe crab carapaces collected by hand on a visit t...

"Icon VII" by Elena Rousseau. The sculptural canvas is molded together with gesso, wax, marble paste, green earth, Italian dark ochre, ash, and acrylic on board. It is painted with ...

Time is constant, yet eeting. No sooner has one moment arrived than it’s gone again. And yet, we want to capture it before it passes. Clocks have always been a way to frame the prese...

Fine Gilt-Bronze Louis XVI style mantle clock on a white marble base. Signed "O. Lelievre, Susse Freres."

“I try to make a blank canvas as beautiful as I possibly can, which isn't easy as there are few things as beautiful as a blank canvas” ABOUT THE ARTIST: Nicolas Makelberge (b.1976) ...