Decorative arts

Mantel Clock

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1780
Accession number: 27.102
Makers: Elie Barbezat(Opens in new tab) (1768–1777); Joseph Léonard Roque(Opens in new tab) (1725–1825)
Dimensions: 17 x 16 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (43.2 x 41.3 x 16.5 cm.)
Medium: marble, gilt bronze, glass, brass
Description: Three carved figures surround the clock. A woman leans over the clock, to embrace one putto, while another kneels at the base of the case. The clock is framed by gilt bronze beading, a bow at the top, and two swags of flowers on either side. The figures and the clock rest on a pedestal with a continuous frieze of gilt bronze. The grey marble base is modern.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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The case of this clock is fashioned from a single piece of marble. Three carved figures flank the clock: A woman leans over to embrace a putto, while another putto kneels at the base of the case. The clock is framed by gilt-bronze beading, a bow at the top, and two swags of flowers on either side. The flowers and foliage in the garland around the dial and the sharp delineation of the arabesque scrollwork is at once subtle and meticulous.

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