Mantle clock (pendule), anonymous, c. 1760 - c. 1765

Mantle clock (pendule), anonymous, c. 1760 - c. 1765

painting technique, h 52.5cm × w 34.6cm × d 23.5cm More details

These Meissen porcelain figures were incorporated in a clock at the initiative of a Parisian marchand-mercier (dealer in luxury goods), probably around 1755. Soon thereafter the entire object was mounted on a Neoclassical gilt-bronze (ormolu) base.

On display in room 1.9