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Louis XVI Style Gilt Marble Cassolettes and Clock
- The bodies of this pair of Louis XVI-style cassolettes and clock are formed from white marble
- Cassolettes are small covered vases meant to hold perfumed substances or incense
- Doré bronze mounts in the Louis XVI-style perfectly contrast with the bright hues of the hardstone
- The clock was made by the innovative horologist Victor Athanase Pierret
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The annular clock, a crown wheel with a deadbeat escapement, is distinguished by a gilt timepiece at its summit, instead of a removable lid. Its winding mechanism at the base bears the signature of the maker, Victor Athanase Pierret (1806-1893). Operating in Paris, Pierret was the innovator behind lamp clocks featuring rotating globes marked with hour figures, patented in 1863. This clock, marked "SGDG," indicates that innovation, marking its accordance with Parisian patent law.
The term "cassolette" is from the French for "small container." While the word has other meanings in culinary respects, in the decorative arts, cassolettes are small covered vases meant to hold perfumed substances or incense. Popular during the 18th and 19th centuries, these objets d'art were crafted from all manner of materials, including marble, porcelain and bronze.
Circa 1865
Clock marked: VAP / BREVETE / SGDG
Cassolettes: 11" high x 4 1/4" wide x 4 1/2" deep
Clock: 10“ high x 4 5/8” wide x 4 1/2“ deep
| Period: | 19th Century |
| Origin: | France |
| Type: | Vases/Vessels |
| Style: | Louis XVI |
| Depth: | 4.5 in. (11.43 cm) |
| Width: | 4.25 in. (10.8 cm) |
| Height: | 11.0 in. (27.94 cm) |
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