The Avignon Clock
Pierre Gouthière
Information about The Avignon Clock
- Year created: 1771
- Creator: Pierre Gouthière
- Country of Origin: France
- Dimensions: 68.5 x 59 x 33.8 cm
- Gallery: Oval Drawing Room
An extraordinary example of the skills of Parisian bronze workers, this clock was made by the most famous of them all, Pierre Gouthière. More of a work of sculpture than a clock case, its rich gilding would have glittered magnificently in the candle light of an eighteenth-century house. Gouthiere has managed to create different textures to the skin, feathers, rocks and water of the subject.
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Introduction to The Avignon Clock
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