Table clock or console clock, veneered with copper and tin marquetry on a turtle fond, Table clock or console clock made of oak, veneered with copper and tin marquetry on a turtle fond on red mace and with gilt bronze fittings. The case has a curved bottom and curved sides. He rejuvenates upwards and is crowned by a removable hood. The cabinet has a straight window door with a cracked arched top edge in the front, surrounded by a profile edge of a turtle, inside which a cast copper edge with balusters and streamers. The engraved dial of white colored metal is surrounded by four molded corner pieces with female figures. In the lunet, a round plate of white-colored metal, engraved with the sun, is flanked by cast spun pieces with dolphins. The dial is mounted on a copper plate with an engraved edge with an IP KROESE AMSTERDAM signature in the middle. Below the dial is a wooden plate covered with black fabric, with an oval, gilt brass, bowed medallion in the center with Apollo (?) With a bow and quiver, hanging from laurel garlands. It is flanked by ornaments with the same dolphins that also occur in the lunet, flower sprays, and trumpet-blowing mermaids. The cupboard and the hood are inlaid on the front and sides with leaf and flower vines. The cabinet rests on four copper legs with rocailles and leaves and displays bearded masks on the four upper corners. Richly decorated fittings along the edges. The hood is crowned by a gilt bronze boy. The clock has a pendulum clock, timepiece and repetition., anonymous, c. 1780 and/or c. 1830, oak (wood), copper (metal), tin (metal), h 96.5 cm × w 48.5 cm × d 20.5 cm
Keywords:
Table clock, console clock, veneered, copper, tin marquetry, turtle fond, oak, red mace, gilt bronze fittings, case, curved bottom, curved sides, rejuvenates upwards, crowned, removable hood, cabinet, straight window door, cracked arched top edge, front, surrounded, profile edge, turtle, inside, cast copper edge, balusters, streamers, engraved dial, white colored metal, four molded corner pieces, female figures, lunet, round plate, white-colored metal, engraved, sun, flanked, cast spun pieces, dolphins, dial, mounted, copper plate, engraved edge, IP KROESE AMSTERDAM signature, middle, wooden plate covered, black fabric, oval, gilt brass, bowed medallion, center, Apollo, bow, quiver, hanging, laurel garlands, ornaments, occur, flower sprays, trumpet-blowing mermaids, cupboard, hood, inlaid, sides, leaf, flower vines, cabinet rests, four copper legs, rocailles, leaves, displays bearded masks, four upper corners, Richly decorated fittings, edges, gilt bronze boy, clock, pendulum clock, timepiece, repetition, c, 1780, 1830, wood, metal, tin
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.