Clock

Clockmaker: Joseph Charles Paul Bertrand

Case maker: Jean-Joseph de Saint Germain French

ca. 1765

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Title: Clock
Maker: Clockmaker: Joseph Charles Paul Bertrand (master 1772–89)
Maker: Case maker: Jean-Joseph de Saint Germain (French, 1719–1791)
Date: ca. 1765
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Bronze and gilt bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 29 1/4 × 17 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (74.3 × 44.5 × 24.8 cm)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Bequest of Ogden Mills, 1929
Object Number: 29.180.3
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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