{"product_id":"pendule-faience","title":"CLOCK","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1864\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolychrome enamelled faience\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH. 60 cm ; W. 40 cm ; D. 20 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrivate collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e© OVV Coutau-Bégarie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e_\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCoutau-Bégarie \u0026amp; Associés, \u003ci\u003eTableaux, mobilier et objets d'art\u003c\/i\u003e, Lot 322 (estimated 1,200 - 1,800 €), Paris, November 29, 2013.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e_\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLarge architectural clock\u003c\/strong\u003e in polychrome enamelled faience with a \u003cstrong\u003eNeo-Renaissance decoration\u003c\/strong\u003e on a blue background. Resting on three feet, the base is adorned with friezes of stylized motifs. The decoration, composed of masks, ovolos, and foliage scrolls, features two confronted naked female figures in the antique style, surmounted by a putto presenting an armorial shield with the intertwined letters \"T\" and \"N\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExhibition reports, contemporary press, and archives attest that Auguste Jean produced several clocks during his career, with a mechanism\/movement made by the \u003cstrong\u003eMaison Le Roy \u0026amp; Fils\u003c\/strong\u003e in Paris (Galerie Montpensier at the Palais-Royal). However, \u003cstrong\u003eonly three examples\u003c\/strong\u003e are identified today, making this work a particularly rare testament to this type of production by this artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned and dated — an uncommon association —\u003c\/strong\u003e, this clock brings together the most emblematic characteristics of Auguste Jean's work: the deep blue background for which he is renowned, the pictorial quality of the polychrome enamels, the perfect mastery of decorative composition, and the care taken with the smallest details.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Auguste Jean","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54490558038357,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/5255\/4069\/files\/auguste-jean-ceramique-faience-fond-bleu-neo-renaissance-pendule-1.png?v=1785348761","url":"https:\/\/augustejean.com\/en\/products\/pendule-faience","provider":"Auguste Jean","version":"1.0","type":"link"}