Description
Add an aura of profound academic luxury and dark academia styling to your home space with this rare antique French patinated bronze mantel clock.
Manufactured by the prestigious Parisian makers Blot & Trouard, this extraordinary Historicist clock illustrates the “Allegory of Art and Science”.
The architectural case is crowned with a beautifully cast celestial table globe, while the flanks feature two beautifully sculpted putti figures playing
the flute and lyre. Boasting an intricate black-and-gold Roman numeral dial under a convex glass bezel, this museum-grade timepiece
stands as a masterful collector’s statement for executive libraries or premium mantelpieces.
Key Features
- The Celestial Globe Crest: Artfully topped with a finely detailed, multi-axis astronomical table globe representing scientific discovery and human knowledge.
- Musical Putti Sculptures: Flanked by two exquisite, dark-patinated bronze cherub figures elegantly portraying musical arts through the flute and lyre instrumentation.
- Prestigious Parisian Horology: Crafted by Blot & Trouard (Paris), making it a certified high-end masterpiece of late 19th-century French casting craftsmanship.
Specifications
- Origin: France (Parisian Fine Horology by Blot & Trouard)
- Theme: Allegory of Art and Science
- Period: Late 19th Century c.1880s – 1890s
- Medium: Solid Patinated Bronze Housing, Brass & Steel Components, Convex Glass
- Dimensions: Approximately 38 cm (Height) x 24 cm (Width) x 15 cm (Depth)
- Condition: Excellent antique cosmetic condition. The bronze maintains a gorgeous deep chocolate patina with sharp chased details. The glass bezel is intact, and the hands are beautifully preserved (The mechanical movement appears visually complete with its auction label attached, though functionality is untested)
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