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Arts & Crafts/Secessionist Clock with Female Figures by Roman Bronze Works

$12,500
£9,523.09
€10,980.50
CA$17,493.50
A$19,546.07
CHF 10,224.76
MX$239,697.45
NOK 130,653.04
SEK 123,893.69
DKK 81,953.39
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About the Item

Extremely rare if not unique, this extraordinary timepiece may be the only sculpture-cum-clock ever cast by the Roman Bronze Works, America's premier bronze foundry in the early 20th century. The sculpture features two female figures with long, Classical robes, flanking a clock face at the apex of a stylized geometric motif, all surmounted by a flowering plant in a garden pot. Everything here -- the figures, the clock face, and the clock hands, are cast in bronze, and the sculptural work is very fine. The piece features Roman Bronze Works' foundry mark at its base.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
  • Style:
    Arts and Crafts (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Cast
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1910-1919
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1910
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU865111069401

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