Clock To The Attributes Of Music, War And Peace

An allegorical clock representing War, the Arts, and Peace, a superb example of French craftsmanship, dating from the Napoleon III period, circa 1855. The mechanism is stamped "Vincenti et Cie 1855," a clockmaker listed in Tardy's dictionary of French watchmakers.

The finely chased and gilded bronze case features a fluted column at its center, supporting a domed white enamel dial delicately decorated with a polychrome garland. It is flanked by slender gilt hands and protected by a domed glass.

On either side, at the base, a contrasting design depicts military symbols alongside a musical motif. The whole is surmounted, at its center, by a pair of doves carried on a cloud, symbolizing Peace.

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


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