A large ormolu bronze Empire mantel clock Tarault à Paris

A large ormolu bronze Empire mantel clock Tarault à Paris

Price: Price on request

Offered by Cor van der Heijden Private Collection Antique Clocks



A large ormolu bronze Empire mantel clock Tarault à Paris A large ormolu bronze Empire mantel clock Tarault à Paris A large ormolu bronze Empire mantel clock Tarault à Paris A large ormolu bronze Empire mantel clock Tarault à Paris

A fire-gilt bronze, hammered case depicting Psyche and her lover symbolizing Inspiration, signed "Tarault à Paris" Faub st. Honore no: 24

Description

A large ormolu bronze Empire mantel clock Tarault à Paris

Dial

The 11-cm enamelled dial with Roman hour numerals and a minute division with Arabic minute numerals around it. Signed Tarault à Paris, Faub st. Honore no: 24 ′. Fire gilded bronze hands.

Movement

Eight-day spring-powered movement with anchor escapement and silk suspension pendulum. Bell percussion in full the whole hour and once every half hour by means of a locking disc.

Housing

A fire-gilt bronze, hammered case depicting Psyche and her lover, which symbolize Inspiration. Psyche sitting on a chair intends to write on a slate the phrase "I love you and I am running from you." while love hands her a chalk. The timepiece is in a portico and is surrounded by a floral decoration, an amphora and a brazier. In the base we see a frieze with nymphs making music and supported by lion's feet. The mantel clock is in excellent condition with original fire gilding.

Origin
France, Paris
Period
Around 1805, Empire
Material
Bronze, Gilded bronze, enamel
Signature
Tarault à Paris Faub st. Honore no: 24
Reference
100-12
Sizes
51 x 35.5 x 13 cm

Offered by

Cor van der Heijden Private Collection Antique Clocks

't Hofke 26
5374 HE Schaijk
The Netherlands

+31(0)6 51 169 169
http://www.clocksantique.nl

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