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Table clock, veneered with tortoiseshell and black pearwood, and with gilded bronze frames. Crowned with five vases with flames
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Table clock, veneered with tortoiseshell and black pearwood, and with gilded bronze frames. Crowned with five vases with flames

Michel-François Piolaine · 1700 - 1725 · gild; tortoise shell; bronze (metal); walnut (hardwood); wood (plant material); velvet (fabric weave); pear (wood); tin (metal); brass (alloy); silk; oak (wood)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Bracket clock. Veneered with tortoiseshell. Paris, c. 1675 - 1680. The movement renewed, probably c. 1770 - 1790 by Piolaine.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
mechanical clocktable clock
Credit lineTafelklok, gefineerd met schildpad en zwart perenhout, en met verguld bronzen lijsten. Bekroond met vijf vazen met vlammen. 1700 - 1725. Michel-François Piolaine. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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