CLOCK. PALO SANTO (HOLY WOOD), ROSEWOOD, ORMOLU. FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY, AFTER CHARLES CRESSENT.

Watch. Palo santo, rosewood, golden bronze. France, 19th century, modeled after Charles Cressent (French, 1685-1768). Floor clock with a wooden box in which palo santo, rosewood and others are combined, enhanced with a series of gilded bronze appliqués, which combine with the curved and counter-curved profiles of the piece. Both the decorative elements and those decorations respond to models of the 18th century French Rococo. This piece is inspired by the regulating clock from the royal collections of England that is located in Buckingham Palace and was made by Charles Cressent, a master cabinetmaker considered one of the main exponents of the French Rococo, although he made pieces in the Regency Style already beginnings of the “style rocaille”. A master sculptor since 1719, he worked as a cabinetmaker and sculptor for the Regent Philippe II Duke of Orléans, and is well known and appreciated for his clocks, chests of drawers, andirons (J. Paul Getty Museum), etc.

· Size: 81x40x232,5 cms