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"PORTER" CLOCK, EMPIRE PERIOD

Name: 'PORTER' CLOCK, EMPIRE PERIOD
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: GFS7I8PVLQ
Price: 9000 EUR
Availability: InStock

By Gallery Atena

9.000 €

Period 19th century

Style Empire Style, Consulat

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From: 07340, Peyraud, France

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Galerie Atena

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An Empire period gilt and patinated bronze clock depicting a porter with a bale of cotton on his back, which serves as the clock's mechanism. The bare-chested figure, with glass eyes, wearing trousers and a hat, is shown walking, leaning on a stick and holding a letter in his other hand. The whole rests on a faceted base adorned with a monkey swinging on a rope attached to two palm branches. On either side of this scene, woven baskets, suspended by knots, hold two birds of paradise.

The case was made based on a design by Jean-André Reiche (1752-1817), one of the leading Parisian bronze casters of the Empire period. This clock reflects the era's fascination with the exotic in general. While at the beginning of the 18th century this fascination was still focused on the Far East, at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries it centered primarily on Africa and the Americas.

Provenance : Château de Peyraud, France

Ref: GFS7I8PVLQ

Additional Information

Condition	Good
Style	Empire Style, Consulat (Table Clocks and Desk Clocks of Empire Style, Consulat Style)
Period	19th century (Table Clocks and Desk Clocks 19th century)
Country of origin	France
Width (cm)	26
Height (cm)	37
Depth (cm)	8
Materials	Gilt bronze, Patinated Bronze
Internal reference	3654