"Mulberry Trees Clock Set"
Important chiseled bronze clock set with brown and golden patina.The clock has a dial in the shape of a regular spider web, inscribed in a mulberry branch, surrounded by thrushes.
The rock base presents animals such as birds, lizards, bees.
The candelabra with seven lights present, in the upper part, a brood of birds, attacked by a weasel.
Around 1860
The model was presented for the first time at the 1851 exhibition at the Crystal Palace, visible on the stand of the bronze maker Matifat.
A similar model with Fratin's signature went on sale in 2013 :
https://www.aguttes.com/en/lot/15553/2876333
Pendulum: H.: 55 - L.: 37 - D.: 20 cm
Candelabra: H.: 82 - L.: 45 cm
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