Cartel clock, Charles Cressent, c. 1740 - c. 1745 Proposing cartel pendula of gilded bronze: time overcomes love. Above the round dial with low relief and enamelled number plates, is on a cloud, the winged forward -bent figure of time with scythe; Below it is Cupido on a large C-Volut, surrounded by boulders, with vast left hand. The arrow sleeve falls from the right hand; The bow is behind his legs. At the bottom a large shell surrounded by flower branches; A flower and palm branch around the dial. Paris `: oak (wood). kingwood (wood). bronze (metal). brass (alloy). gilding Proposing cartel p
Cartel clock, Charles Cressent, c. 1740 - c. 1745 Proposing cartel pendula of gilded bronze: time overcomes love. Above the round dial with low relief and enamelled number plates, is on a cloud, the winged forward -bent figure of time with scythe; Below it is Cupido on a large C-Volut, surrounded by boulders, with vast left hand. The arrow sleeve falls from the right hand; The bow is behind his legs. At the bottom a large shell surrounded by flower branches; A flower and palm branch around the dial. Paris `: oak (wood). kingwood (wood). bronze (metal). brass (alloy). gilding Proposing cartel pendula of gilded bronze: time overcomes love. Above the round dial with low relief and enamelled number plates, is on a cloud, the winged forward -bent figure of time with scythe; Below it is Cupido on a large C-Volut, surrounded by boulders, with vast left hand. The arrow sleeve falls from the right hand; The bow is behind his legs. At the bottom a large shell surrounded by flower branches; A flower and palm branch around the dial. Paris `: oak (wood). kingwood (wood). bronze (metal). brass (alloy). gilding
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