Wall clock (pendule en cartel), Clock maker: Jean Godde l'aîné (French, ca. 1668–1748/49), Case maker: Charles Cressent (French, Amiens 1685–1768 Paris), ca. 1740–45, French, Paris, Case: gilded bronze, oak, and tortoiseshell on brass marquetry on oak; Dial: white enamel and gilded brass with blued-steel hands; Movement: brass and steel, Overall: 52 1/2 × 24 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (133.4 × 62.2 × 39.4 cm), Horology, Clock maker: Jean Godde l'aîné (French, ca. 1668–1748/49, Case maker: Charles Cressent (French, Amiens 1685–1768 Paris), The theme of this magnificent Rococo wall clock with its asymmetrical design is the triumph of love over time. As the son of a sculptor and grandson of an ébéniste, Charles Cressent, who made the case, combined the talents of both and created not only outstanding case furniture but also highly imaginative sculpture in the form of bronzes d’ameublement
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