Object Detail
Description
mantle clock, transitional Louis XVI to the Empire style circular enamel face clock in gilt metal mount surmounted with figure of naked woman (Venus) and cherubs, cylindrical white marble base with gilt.
Maker and role
maker: Abraham-Louis Perrelet (b.1729, d.1826)
Production place
France
Production date
circa 1790-1805
Measurements
400 x 180 x 180
Inscriptions
the inscription on the dial "Perrelet, Horloger de L'Empereur" ("Perrelet, Clockmaker to the Emperor")
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A0192
TJC reference number
215
