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Clock Case

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Clock case of soft-paste porcelain and in the form of a scrollwork pedestal on a rocky base, on which is a group of six cupids. The pedestal and rock work are ornamented with leafy branches and trailing sprays of flowers.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain
Brief description
Clock case of soft-paste porcelain, possibly modelled by N. Lecreux, Tournai porcelain factory, Tournai, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Clock case of soft-paste porcelain and in the form of a scrollwork pedestal on a rocky base, on which is a group of six cupids. The pedestal and rock work are ornamented with leafy branches and trailing sprays of flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40cm
  • Width: 15.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'40' (Incised)
Production
Acquired as Buen Retiro, reattributed to Tournay by Lucien Delplace in 1966; illustrated by Delplace in Considerations sur les Porcelaines de Tournai, 1970, p. 201.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
894-1875

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Record createdJune 7, 2004
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