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Clock (pendule à console)

Movement by Louis Mÿnüel French
Case attributed to Charles Cressent French
ca. 1720–23
Not on view
French cabinetmaker Charles Cressent broke Paris guild restrictions by making his own bronze fittings for furniture and clocks instead of going to bronze founders. Among the bronzes seized from his workshop in 1723 were figures of Leda and the Swan to be “placed below the dial” and a sphinx to be “used at the foot of a clock.” These decorative mounts are similar to those on this clock case, which also features a bronze Cupid holding a scythe, symbolizing Love conquering Time.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Clock (pendule à console)
  • Maker: Movement by Louis Mÿnüel (French, about 1675/80–1742)
  • Maker: Case attributed to Charles Cressent (French, Amiens 1685–1768 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1720–23
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Case: oak veneered with brass and tortoiseshell with gilded-bronze mounts; Dial: gilded brass and enamel
  • Dimensions: Overall: 38 1/4 × 22 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (97.2 × 57.2 × 24.1 cm)
  • Classification: Horology
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1961
  • Object Number: 61.69
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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