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Description
This Restauration-period mantel clock is formed from ormolu (gilt bronze) mounted lapis lazuli, the lapis being a later veneer. The lapis clock case features a semi-circular top, which follows the line of the circular dial. The lapis case is supported by an ormolu socle, the ormolu cast with acanthus leaf motifs, which is raised upon a rectangular lapis base. To the front of the case, below the dial, is set a classicising ormolu tazza form mount. The circular dial, inscribed with Roman numeral hour marks, is encompassed by a border of five-point stars. The dial is signed ‘Galle Rue de Richelieu’, signifying the French maker Gérard-Jean Galle.
Details
Artist / Maker
Galle, Gérard-Jean (French, 1788-1846)
Country of Origin
Date of Manufacture
c. 1830
Period
Style
Charles X, Neoclassical, Restauration
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu (Gilt Bronze)
Colour
Dimensions
Height
42 cm / 16.5 inches
Width
22.5 cm / 8.7 inches
Depth
12.5 cm / 4.7 inches
Reference:
014654
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