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 115.0 cm × w 52.0 cm × d 38.0 cm
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Cartel clock, Cartel pendulum, gilt bronze representing, Time conquers Love, round dial, low relief, enamelled number plates, cloud, winged bent figure, Time, scythe, beneath, sits Cupido, large C-volute, surrounded, boulders, outstretched left hand, quiver falls, right hand, bow, legs, bottom, large shell, flower branches, dial, flower, palm branch, Father Time, man, wings, story, Cupid, Amor, Eros, Charles Cressent, Paris, c, 1756, 1740, 1745, `, kingwood, wood, bronze, metal, brass, alloy, gilding
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