Gilt Bronze Clock "Blind Love Guided by Fidelity", Restoration Period

A finely chiseled and mercury-gilded bronze clock with both matte and burnished finishes. The clock features a post housing the movement, adorned with acacia branches that extend into caryatid pilasters. At the center, it is decorated with a stork amidst foliage. The base features an applied motif of a fountain flanked by two butterflies.

The hexagonal base is embellished with a bas-relief depicting cherubs playing the game "Blind Man's Bluff." Cupid, standing on the terrace, blindfolded and holding his bow, is being guided by a dog—a symbol of fidelity.

The white enamel dial is signed Lucin, Rue des Deux Ponts No. 44, Paris. The movement features an anchor escapement with a silk thread suspension.

The mercury gilding is in good state of preservation.

Height: 40 cm
Width: 30 cm
Period: Restoration, circa 1825

Condition report:
The clock has been fully dismantled, cleaned, and restored. It is in good condition with its original mercury gilding, showing only slight wear on the terrace. The movement and striking mechanism are in very good working order.

Reference:
A model of this clock is reproduced in "La Pendule à Sujet du Directoire à Louis-Philippe", from the exhibition held from June 26 to September 12 at the Sandelin Museum in Saint-Omer. The model is described as "Blind Love and His Dog", circa 1810, signed Diot à Paris, a bronzier active on Rue Harlay in 1820.

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