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Mantle clock (pendule)
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These Meissen porcelain figures were incorporated in a clock at the initiative of a Parisian marchand-mercier (dealer in luxury goods), probably around 1755. Soon thereafter the entire object was mounted on a Neoclassical gilt-bronze (ormolu) base.
Title: Mantle clock (pendule)
Description:
These Meissen porcelain figures were incorporated in a clock at the initiative of a Parisian marchand-mercier (dealer in luxury goods), probably around 1755.
Soon thereafter the entire object was mounted on a Neoclassical gilt-bronze (ormolu) base.
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