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Console clock of gilded and chiseled bronze
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Console clock of gilded and chiseled bronze

Jean Joseph de Saint-Germain · c. 1745 - c. 1749 · gild; bronze (metal); gilding (material); email; brass (alloy)

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

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Pendulum of the console clock of gilded and chased bronze. The console in the form of an equilateral triangle shows openwork, asymmetrical rocaille motifs. The clock is decorated in the same way and rests on obliquely placed C-shaped feet, which carry S-shaped leaf volutes at the front, on which the round dial rests. As a crown serves a crowing rooster and a sun shining through the clouds. The sides have openwork diamond-shaped fillings. On the console control mark of the crowned C.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineConsoleklok van verguld en geciseleerd brons. c. 1745 - c. 1749. Jean Joseph de Saint-Germain. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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