HANNIBAL BARCA ORMOLU BRONZE CLOCK. FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY.
Antiques - Miscellaneus / Clocks
Reference: ZF1230
Table clock, Hannibal Barca. Ormolu bronze, metal. France, 19th century. Table clock with Parisian movement and a mercury-gilt bronze case, featuring a rectangular base on four legs (the front ones decorated with scrolls and ending in claws), adorned with a series of relief moldings with vegetal and architectural elements. The dial (metal with Roman numerals for the hours) is set within a square frame, upon which sits the male figure that decorates the piece. A bearded man, dressed in armor (a lorica or muscled cuirass) and a cloak fastened over one shoulder with a fibula, rests his left arm on his helmet, holding a rolled-up document, and in his left hand holds a Roman standard (another appears broken beneath his foot). Note, to the right and next to a sword, a vase filled with rings. Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman best known for his battles against the ancient Roman Empire. He was often depicted counting the rings of Roman knights who fell at the Battle of Cannae (216 BC), as seen in the sculpture by Sébastien Slodtz (created in 1704, Louvre Museum, Paris), where he also carries a Roman standard. These two elements (a vase with rings and a standard) are also used to depict him on a table clock in the Cagny Museum in Paris, made during the French Restoration. Another piece, in a private collection, is known to be inspired by this clock and designed following models by Peirra-François Feuchère. These two models likely served as inspiration for the present table clock. Weight: 25 kg.
· Size: 53,5x20x76 cms.
9.500 €
