Clock Sculptor: Salmson / Watchmaker: Farret

Rare and magnificent, high-quality "porter" clock. Gilded bronze sculpture depicting a beautiful vestal figure draped in the antique style, holding the clock face and its mechanism above her head with both arms. Napoleon III period, in the Empire style. Large white enamel dial with delicate hands, highlighted by a gilded border and protected by thick beveled glass. A rose, serving as the pendulum, oscillates behind the sculpture. Square onyx base resting on four openwork scroll feet.

Sculpture stamped "Salmson" and bearing a gold medal mark, dated 1867.
French sculptor (1807-1866), trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Awarded a gold medal, dated 1867.

Dial and mechanism stamped by the clockmaker Farret in Paris, in collaboration with the clockmaker Guyot in Lyon.

Original mechanism, unaltered. Strikes the hours and half-hours on an antique bell.


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