A clock known as the “clock with rotating circular vases,” m - Lot 314

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A clock known as the “clock with rotating circular vases,” m - Lot 314
A clock known as the “clock with rotating circular vases,” made of gilded bronze and engraved with leaf-shaped clasps and a serpent indicating the hours. The two rotating dials are adorned with enameled cartouches featuring Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes. It rests on a cubic base with fluted legs embellished with plaques in the Sèvres style. Four medallion-shaped plaques are decorated with putti on a sky-blue background, signed A. Schanenberg, and four plaques feature depictions of a quiver, a bagpipe, a spear, and a flute. Each plaque bears an apocryphal Sèvres mark. The movement is signed Vincent et Cie, with a silver medal from 1855. A mid-19th-century piece in the Louis XVI style H. 43 cm - W. 17 cm (visible signs of oxidation) In 1768, the Comtesse du Barry had a serpent-shaped clock delivered to her, featuring a square base adorned with Sèvres porcelain plaques. The design was inspired by a work attributed to François Vion or Robert Osmond. This clock reflects the neoclassical taste of the late 18th century, which was revived in the 19th century. A similar Louis XVI-era clock is illustrated on page 285, (D), in Pierre Kjellberg’s *Encyclopédie de la pendule Française du Moyen-Age au XXe*, Édition de l’Amateur.
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