Cartel clock Cartel clock, Cartel pendulum mounted in a gilt bronze case. On a large S-shaped volute, at the bottom left of the round face, the goddess Diana sits on the clouds and holds her arms spread towards the dormant Endymion, located on a smaller volute at the bottom right, with the shepherd's rod in hand and flanked by his dog. Above the dial, Cupid watches with bow and arrow from the clouds. Top left of the dial is a wall with a shell motif and a cornice, finish with flower, leaf and volute motifs, ornaments, art, Diana (Luna) visiting the sleeping Endymion, (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros), Jacques Caffieri, Paris, c. 1741, bronze (metal), gilding (material), gilding, h 64.5 cm × w 33.0 cm × d 11.0 cm
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Cartel clock Cartel clock, Cartel pendulum mounted, gilt bronze case, large S-shaped volute, bottom left, round face, goddess Diana sits, clouds, holds, arms spread towards, dormant Endymion, located, smaller volute, bottom right, shepherd's rod, hand, flanked, dog, dial, Cupid watches, bow, arrow, Top left, wall, shell motif, cornice, finish, flower, leaf, volute motifs, ornaments, art, Diana, Luna, visiting, sleeping Endymion, story, Cupid, Amor, Eros, Jacques Caffieri, Paris, c, 1741, bronze, metal, gilding, material
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