Bronze group with brown patina, surmounting a griotte red marble clock. The bronze depicts a shepherd and his companion near a tomb. The shepherd rests his curved staff on an epitaph bearing an inscription in ancient Greek. The bronze is signed and dated "Ene AIZELIN 1867".
Barbedienne foundry and A. Collas mechanical reduction stamp. Collas mechanical reduction stamp. The fluted marble front is flanked by consoles and adorned on the sides with gilded bronze female masks. The Roman numeral dial is marked on the back: "Japy Frères & Cie / Exposition 1855 / Grande Méd. d'Honneur". Numbered 2270.
Circa: 1867
Dim: W:43cm, D:21cm, H:66cm
Condition report: in very good condition, the Marble with small chips from use. The movement of the Clock has been cleaned, serviced and is in working order.
- Reference :
- 2664
- Availability :
- Object available
- Width :
- 43 (cm)
- Height :
- 66 (cm)
- Depth :
- 21 (cm)
- Period::
- 19th century
- Style::
- Rome and Ancient Greece
- Materials::
- Bronze, Cherry red marble
- Identifier Exists:
- False