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Alfred De Vigny’s Column Clock By l'Escalier De Cristal, Restoration Period
ALFRED DE VIGNY’S COLUMN CLOCK
Cut crystal and gilt bronze clock, cylindrical shaft, engraved bronze dial decorated with sunflowers, partly enamelled (small chips of enamel), resting on a square base. Overmounted by a gilt-bronze bust of Homer.
By L'Escalier de Cristal, Paris, Restauration period (acquired directly from the famous glass and crystal antique dealer of the Palais-Royal).
Mark on the dial: Veuve Désarnaud à L'Escalier de Cristal.
H. 39 x L. 18.5 cm. Bust: H. 14 cm.
Provenance
Alfred de Vigny (1797-1863).
Mentioned in the inventory after the death of Alfred de Vigny.
Exhibition
Alfred de Vigny et les arts, Paris, Musée de la Vie romantique, 22 November 1997 - 1 March 1998, p. 24, n° 9.
Bibliography
Madeleine Ambrière, Nathalie Basset, Loïc Chotard and Jean Sangnier, Alfred de Vigny et les siens : documents inédits, 1989, p. 368.
Cut crystal and gilt bronze clock, cylindrical shaft, engraved bronze dial decorated with sunflowers, partly enamelled (small chips of enamel), resting on a square base. Overmounted by a gilt-bronze bust of Homer.
By L'Escalier de Cristal, Paris, Restauration period (acquired directly from the famous glass and crystal antique dealer of the Palais-Royal).
Mark on the dial: Veuve Désarnaud à L'Escalier de Cristal.
H. 39 x L. 18.5 cm. Bust: H. 14 cm.
Provenance
Alfred de Vigny (1797-1863).
Mentioned in the inventory after the death of Alfred de Vigny.
Exhibition
Alfred de Vigny et les arts, Paris, Musée de la Vie romantique, 22 November 1997 - 1 March 1998, p. 24, n° 9.
Bibliography
Madeleine Ambrière, Nathalie Basset, Loïc Chotard and Jean Sangnier, Alfred de Vigny et les siens : documents inédits, 1989, p. 368.
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