Fireplace (mantle) clock

Metalwork Collection

Accession Nr.: 2022.25.1
Artist/Maker:
Feuchere, François (1737 - 1823) / glass-engraver
Fossey, Jules (1806 - 1858) / glass-engraver
Date of production:
ca. 1820
late 19th - early 20th century
Place of production: Paris
Materials: bronze
Techniques: gilded
Dimensions:
height: 55 cm
width: 41 cm
depth: 16 cm

Mantel clock with a figure of Hercules

Feuchere et Fossey (?), Paris, c.

1820–1825

Case: gilded and patinated bronze

Dial: white enamel with Roman numerals

Movement: spring-driven seven-day movement with Clement escapement and pendulum, half-hour striking mechanism

Literature

  • Szerk.: Jékely Zsombor: The Museum of Applied Arts in 2021. Ars Decorativa 36. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 2022. - p. 226. Nr. 1. (Katona Júlia)