EMPIRE ORMOLU BRONZE FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK OF CERES, GODDESS OF AGRICULTURE
Movement by Etienne Tavernier; France, circa 1815
Item # 104HWG22Z
A
fine Empire period mantel clock with bun feet raising a rectangular
base with a central portrait of Bacchus flanked by exquisitely chiseled
motif of swirling foliage surmounted by a figure of the goddess Ceres
grasping in her lowered hand a wreath woven with foliage and berries
while in her garment she collects a bountiful harvest; she rests beside
the clock tower with a framed lens opening to access the white enamel
dial with black Roman numerals inscribed Etn. Tavernier set with Breguet
style hands, raising an urn filled with fruits of the soil; against the
tower rest the implements of labor, a shovel and flat rake. The
movement is engraved "B".
A significant clock movement maker,
Etienne Tavernier (French, 1756-1839) is listed in Tardy's horology
reference as working closely with the house of Abraham-Louis Breguet as
well as providing clock movements to the house of Robin.
Measurements: 17 1/4" H x 5" D x 13" W
Condition Report:
Missing
pendulum and glass for movement door; movement untested and will need
to be professionally serviced; no key. Surfaces in very fine condition
with minor tarnish and trace oxidization. Chipping to enamel by left
winding hole.
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