Cartel clock, Cartel pendulum of gilt bronze representing: Time conquers Love. Above the round dial with low relief and enamelled number plates, on a cloud, is the winged bent figure of Time with scythe, beneath it sits Cupido on a large C-volute, surrounded by boulders, with an outstretched left hand. The quiver falls from the right hand, the bow is behind his legs. At the bottom a large shell, surrounded by flower branches, around the dial a flower and palm branch, Father Time, man with wings and scythe, (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros), Charles Cressent, Paris, c. 1756 and/or c. 1740 - c. 1745

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Cartel clock, Cartel pendulum of gilt bronze representing: Time conquers Love. Above the round dial with low relief and enamelled number plates, on a cloud, is the winged bent figure of Time with scythe, beneath it sits Cupido on a large C-volute, surrounded by boulders, with an outstretched left hand. The quiver falls from the right hand, the bow is behind his legs. At the bottom a large shell, surrounded by flower branches, around the dial a flower and palm branch, Father Time, man with wings and scythe, (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros), Charles Cressent, Paris, c. 1756 and/or c. 1740 - c. 1745, `, kingwood (wood), bronze (metal), brass (alloy), gilding, h cm × w cm × d cm

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