‘Mercure’ clock in gilded bronze
1,480.00
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‘Mercury’ clock resting on a rectangular base decorated with cornucopias and flowers. White enamelled dial with Roman numerals and a chiselled bronze plate. The movement is set within a rectangular frame adorned with a cornucopia, flowers and two doves, surmounted by a gilded bronze figure depicting Mercury holding a caduceus and a purse. Several bronze elements adorn the lower section (a knapsack, a paddle, an inkwell and a barrel). These attributes are associated with Mercury, the god of travellers and wanderers.
Origin: France
Period: 19th century
Materials: Gilded bronze
Dimensions: H 47 x 26 x 9.5 cm
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- Dimensions
- Ht 47 x 26 x 9.5 cm
- Matériaux
- Bronze doré
- Origine
- France
- Époque
- 19ème siècle
‘Mercury’ clock resting on a rectangular base decorated with cornucopias and flowers. White enamelled dial with Roman numerals and a chiselled bronze plate. The movement is set within a rectangular frame adorned with a cornucopia, flowers and two doves, surmounted by a gilded bronze figure depicting Mercury holding a caduceus and a purse. Several bronze elements adorn the lower section (a knapsack, a paddle, an inkwell and a barrel). These attributes are associated with Mercury, the god of travellers and wanderers.
Origin: France
Period: 19th century
Materials: Gilded bronze
Dimensions: H 47 x 26 x 9.5 cm