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

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Van Brug Collection
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Name
Abs-01 Clock with the noble savage 'Atala liberating Chactas'
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
19th Century Antique 1805
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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