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BOX

BOX

Cat. no.: 15.2

Artist: Unknown

Date: 1870

Rectangular box with rounded corners. The enamel is painted in copper and the box has a copper gilt hinge and thumbpiece. The cover has a scene in grisaille of Neptune riding in a shell drawn by...

FLOOR CLOCK

FLOOR CLOCK

Cat. no.: 16.1

Artist: Balthazar Lieutaud (Cabinet Maker)

Date: ca. 1760

Veneered in tulipwood and kingwood, the rectangular case consists of three sections. The base is mounted on three sides with an ormolu Greek key pattern, which also runs along the sides of the...

WATCH WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF NICHOLAS I

WATCH WITH MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF NICHOLAS I

Cat. no.: 16.11

Artist: Antide Janvier (Watchmaker)

Date: c. 1845

The case is in gold, on the dial the hours are marked in roman numerals, chased floral sprays surround the dial, on the back of the case is a rectangular panel containing a miniature of Emperor...

PENDANT WATCH

PENDANT WATCH

Cat. no.: 16.13

Artist: Charpentier Oudin (Watchmaker)

Date: 1866

Divided into three sections, this pendant watch consists of a shell carved from mother-of-pearl with a double-headed imperial eagle enameled in black, red, and white. Below this is a gold shell....

WATCH

WATCH

Cat. no.: 16.14

Artist: Georges Le Saché (Designer)

Date: 1890

The white enamel face has the name of the Paris jeweler Boucheron. The hours are in black Roman numerals and the seconds in blue Arabic numerals. The rim is set with rose-cut diamonds, as are both...

CLOCK

CLOCK

Cat. no.: 16.2

Artist: Charles Guillaume Manière (Clockmaker)

Date: ca. 1795

The octagonal case of this clock is topped by a pair of doves that rests on an octagonal pedestal with tasseled fringe and four pairs of goat's legs. The dial is in white enamel with black Arabic...

CLOCK CASE

CLOCK CASE

Cat. no.: 16.3

Artist: Unknown (Maker)

Date: ca. 1785

Hillwood’s clock case, one of five known examples of similar design and function, was made in Paris around 1785. The earliest model (located in a private collection today) was...

CLOCK

CLOCK

Cat. no.: 16.35

Artist: Cassan (Clockmaker)

Date: ca. 1800

The round clock face, rimmed in gilt bronze, is set in an octagonal frame in white biscuit which in turn is set within a square. The resulting small triangular corners, contain in each a metal...

CLOCK

CLOCK

Cat. no.: 16.36

Artist: Unknown

Date: 19th c.

The case of the clock works is drum-shaped and topped by a small urn in marble with scrolled handles. Attached to the underside of the drum are two floral sprays joined with a cluster of small...

CLOCK FROM GARNITURE

CLOCK FROM GARNITURE

Cat. no.: 16.38.1

Artist: Unknown (Manufacturer)

Date: early 20th Century

Part of a garniture with two urns (cassolettes). Leaning against the round clock case at the right is a semi-draped nymph in lacquered bronze in the round, placing a garland around the shoulders...

URN FROM GARNITURE (ONE OF TWO)

URN FROM GARNITURE (ONE OF TWO)

Cat. no.: 16.38.2-3

Artist: Unknown (Manufacturer)

Date: early 20th Century

Covers of urns can be reversed to form receptacles for solid perfume to be burned. This shape is called a cassolette or brûle-parfum, a brazier. Urns are in red marble decorated with bronze...

URN FROM GARNITURE (ONE OF TWO)

URN FROM GARNITURE (ONE OF TWO)

Cat. no.: 16.38.4-5

Artist: Unknown (Manufacturer)

Date: early 20th Century

Covers of urns can be reversed to form receptacles for solid perfume to be burned. This shape is called a cassolette or brûle-parfum, a brazier. Urns are in red marble decorated with bronze...

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