"Une Grande Pendule, "la Guérison", France Empire, Modèle De Claude Galle, 1800-1810"
“Le Raccommodement”, A large romantic Empire ormolu clock, ca. 1800-1810. The movement is signed “Soyez” Rue der Montmorency nr. 168, the model is by Claude Galle. A beautiful interplay of two fully sculptural, artfully executed figures in front of a richly decorated stage-like background. The couple’s tender reconciliation is symbolically witnessed by two enthroned swans.
Dimensions: 59 x 40 x 19 cm
An almost identical example of this model by Galle is illustrated in Hans Ottomeyer and Peter Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, vol. 1, 1986, fig. 5.13.11.
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