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Mantle clock (pendule)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
These Meissen porcelain figures were incorporated in a clock at the initiative of a Parisian marchand-mercier (dealer in luxury goods), probably around 1755. Soon thereafter the entire object was mounted on a Neoclassical gilt-bronze (ormolu) base.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMantle clock (pendule). c. 1753. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
