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Gilt bronze mantel clock “L’Amour faisant passer le Temps”, after a model by Louis-Simon Boizot (1743–1809) and Claude Galle (1759–1815). France, first quarter of the 19th century
Estimate
€ 8.000 - 10.000
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€ 8.000
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At auction on Thursday 6 November 2025 at 15:00
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51x47x18 cm
depicting Saturn and Cupid aboard a vessel with swan heads at each end and two dragon heads beneath the hull. Cupid steers the boat with an oar while Saturn leans on a chest containing a white enamel dial with Roman numerals. The ship rests on an octagonal base simulating the waves of the sea and decorated on the short sides with shells and on the long side with a neoclassical-style bas-relief bundle with a shovel and trident. The base rests on four animal legs.
For comparison see:
Tardy, Dictionnaire des Horlogers Francais, Parigi 1971, p. 243 (GALLE Paris Rue Vivienne);
depicting Saturn and Cupid aboard a vessel with swan heads at each end and two dragon heads beneath the hull. Cupid steers the boat with an oar while Saturn leans on a chest containing a white enamel dial with Roman numerals. The ship rests on an octagonal base simulating the waves of the sea and decorated on the short sides with shells and on the long side with a neoclassical-style bas-relief bundle with a shovel and trident. The base rests on four animal legs.
Probable replacements.
This iconography has been linked to the composition “Le voyage de l'Amour et du Temps” by Viscount Joseph-Alexandre de Ségur (1756-1805), created at the time of the French Revolution and which became famous throughout France. Specifically, the scene refers to the verse ‘Love makes Time pass’, a message of serenity symbolised by the presence of the anchor, a symbol of stability and hope.
For comparison see:
Tardy, Dictionnaire des Horlogers Francais, Parigi 1971, p. 243 (GALLE Paris Rue Vivienne);
E. Colle, S. Condemi (a cura di), Tempo reale e tempo della realtà. Gli orologi di Palazzo Pitti dal XVII al XIX secolo, exhibition catalogue (Florence, Galleria d’Arte Moderna di Palazzo Pitti, 13 september 2016 - 8 january 2017), Livorno 2016, pp. 236-237.
Provenance
Koller Auktionen, Zurich, december 2010
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