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Abs-01 Clock with the noble savage 'Atala liberating Chactas'

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Measurements: Height: 40 cm, Width: 11 cm, Depth: 32 cm
Reference: VBCA1002
Techniques: Cast, Gilded
Colors: Gold, Brown, White, Black

Categories: Decorative Arts Clocks Au Bon Sauvage Clocks
Materials: bronze etc. Bronze Steel
Styles: Tribal Empire
Periods: 1805 19th Century Antique
Origin and period: France
Subject: Figure

Description

Elegant Empire pendulum in gilded and patinated bronze, inspired by François-René de Chateaubriand's Atala. The sculptural case shows Atala freeing Chactas, with tropical motifs, hunting trophies, and a relief on the base. The white enameled dial is signed à Paris and is framed by a richly decorated bronze structure. A characteristic and rare example of the early 19th-century French "au bon sauvage" mode, in which literature, exoticism, and decorative art come together.

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