Charles X Table Clock Gilded Bronze France 19th Century - Countertop clock
Features
Countertop clock
Style: Charles X (1824-1830)
Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900
Origin: France
Description
Charles X table clock, gilded bronze with rectangular plinth base. Embossed ornaments with a pair of cherubs holding a large basket of flowers and fruit. On one side of the clock there is a sculpture depicting Cupid and a bow with arrows on the other side. Vase with bunch of cut flowers on the top. Bronze face with Roman numbers and dark patina metal hands. Japy Freres mechanism, the brand is not visible. Manufactured in France, 19th century.
Product Condition:
Object in good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Revised in 2019.
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 34,5
Width: 23
Depth: 10
Additional Information
Style: Charles X (1824-1830)
Referring to a very short period, the Charles X style denomination is nonetheless significant because it allows us to detect some specific elements of the taste of the time.nIt can be considered the last phase of the stylistic research of the Restoration, in which bourgeois requests and needs are welcomed, and opens up to a taste for the Gothic.
nCharacterized by wavy and wavy lines, which oppose the more squared ones of the Empire, it mainly uses light woods with darker threads and very few metal applications.