Mantel clock 1837
Porcelain, gilt metal, enamel | 92.1 x 41.9 x 24.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 30029
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A month going striking clock with an enamel blue dial plate decorated with stars, chased ormulu therm shaped case enriched with a foliate wreath, medallions, figures. Porcelain plaques represent the three ages of horology: on the right side a Roman orator holds a clepsydra or water clock, on the front the celebrated C14th astronomical clock at Padua is shown and on the left Christian Huyghens demonstrates the first pendulum clock. The jasperware reliefs all relate to the same horological theme and include portraits of celebrated horologists.
Provenance
Ordered by King Louis-Philippe in 1837 for his private apartments at the Palace of Saint-Cloud. It was a repetition of a clock presented to Pope Leo XII by the King’s predecessor, Charles X, in 1826. It was delivered in May 1839 at a cost of 5,500 francs (slightly less than 1,000 francs above its production cost) and placed in the Salon des Vernet at Saint-Cloud.
Presented to Queen Victoria by King Louis-Philippe, 1844 -
Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Porcelain, gilt metal, enamel
Measurements
92.1 x 41.9 x 24.8 cm (whole object)
Object type(s)
Alternative title(s)
Pendule de l’Horlogerie