Gilt Bronzes: Clocks

French, Last Quarter of the Eighteenth Century
Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock with Attributes of Ceres, Venus, and Bacchus, c. 1790
case and figures of gilt bronze on white marble plinth
17 3/4 in. x 13 3/4 in. x 6 in. (45.09 cm x 34.93 cm x 15.24 cm)
Gift of Mrs. J. Fife Symington, Jr., 1979.
Accession number: 1979.6.15
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Ferdinand Berthoud (1727 - 1807)
Mantel Clock with Figures Emblematic of the Triumph of Love, 1765-1770
gilt-bronze
16 1/4 in. x 26 1/4 in. (41.28 cm x 66.68 cm)
Henry Clay Frick Bequest.
Accession number: 1916.6.14
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Hr. du Roy Robert Robin (1741 - 1799) Clockmaker, clock, 1792
Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751 - 1843) Casemaker, case, 1792
Joseph Coteau (1740 - 1812) Dial painter, dial, 1792
Claude Monginot (active 18th century) Mainspring Maker, mainspring, 1792
Gilt Bronze Mantel Regulator, 1792
gilt brass, steel, polychrome enamel and gold on gilt brass and bronze
16 5/8 in. x 9 3/8 in. x 7 5/8 in. (42.16 cm x 23.83 cm x 19.38 cm)
Bequest of Winthrop Kellogg Edey, 1999.
Accession number: 1999.5.150
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Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747 - 1823) Clockmaker, clock, 1811
Antoine-Louis Breguet (1776 - 1858) Clockmaker
Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock with Calender, 1811
gilt-bronze on gilt brass and hardwood
4 3/4 in. x 3 3/8 in. x 2 1/2 in. (12.07 cm x 8.59 cm x 6.35 cm)
Bequest of Winthrop Kellogg Edey, 1999.
Accession number: 1999.5.152
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Pierre Norry (active 17th century)
Gilt Brass Coach Clock-Watch, 1645
gilt-bronze and ebony on oak
6 5/8 in. x 4 7/8 in. x 2 1/2 in. (16.84 cm x 12.32 cm x 6.4 cm)
Bequest of Winthrop Kellogg Edey, 1999.
Accession number: 1999.5.138
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Christoph Miller
Gilt Bronze and Ebony Automaton Lion Clock, 1640
gilt-bronze and ebony on oak
13 5/16 in. x 9 1/2 in. x 6 9/16 in. (33.78 cm x 24.08 cm x 16.71 cm)
Bequest of Winthrop Kellogg Edey, 1999.
Accession number: 1999.5.137
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