Gilt bronze and porcelain mantel clock

            Clock cases made of gilt bronze – incorporating figures, animals, and motifs found in nature with porcelain flowers – were very popular in France during the mid-1700s. This example is notable for the distinctive design and execution of the gilt bronze. It is dominated by rockwork, splashing water, shells, and toadstools on a gnarled tree trunk with rough, decaying bark and branches. There are also somewhat awkward human and animal figures, all of different and incongruous scales.

French, from Paris, about 1745-1750 (unknown artist/maker). 

Getty Center, Los Angeles (2015.69)

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Taken on: January 3, 2025

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