Légende

Mantel clock by Alexandre Pertrand fl. ca. 1840. Four-column portico form on a cuboid base and counter-base; boxwood inlays on the front of the cornice and base with a rhombus rosette and tendril on both sides; gilded bronze bases and capitals. Suspended movement with a silver dial bearing Roman numerals and two keyholes hangs between the columns. Gilded bronze frame with shells surrounds the clock. Oak construction with rosewood facing and light wood insets. Ca. 1840, Paris, France. Timepiece; height 47 cm, width 21 cm., The image shows a tall, narrow wooden structure with a rectangular top piece in dark brown wood framed by lighter brown edges and a slightly overhanging shelf in a warm golden-brown tone, supported by a pair of cylindrical columns in richly grained dark brown wood with lighter streaks; the tops of the columns have ornate gold-colored capitals with decorative motifs and a gold-colored mechanical assembly is visible between the columns; the background is a plain light gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A10_101

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

55.9Mo (1.3Mo) / 27.6cm x 50.8cm / 3258 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Mantel clock Alexandre Pertrand fl ca 1840 Four-column portico form cuboid base counter-base boxwood inlays front cornice base rhombus rosette tendril sides gilded bronze bases capitals Suspended movement silver dial bearing Roman numerals two keyholes hangs columns Gilded bronze frame shells surrounds clock Oak construction rosewood facing light wood insets Ca Paris France Timepiece height 47 cm width 21 cm image tall narrow wooden structure rectangular top piece dark brown wood framed lighter brown edges slightly overhanging shelf warm golden-brown tone supported pair cylindrical columns richly grained dark brown wood lighter streaks tops ornate gold-colored capitals decorative motifs gold-colored mechanical assembly visible background plain light gray.