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| Keywords: Gustave Baugrand - Table Clock - Walters 58230.jpg Gustave Baugrand Napoleon III's court jeweler exhibited this clock at the Exposition Universelle held in Paris in 1867 Made in the form of a 16th-century tower clock it is rich in Renaissance-style architectural and mythological ornamentation Urania the Muse of Astrology stands on the pinnacle Beneath her are personifications of the four Seasons with their infants griffins part eagle part lion terms male heads on a tapering pillars atlantes monumental male figures supporting architectural elements and putti riding chimeras part lion part serpent Numerous notable craftsmen including the designer P Fauré the silversmith firm Fannières Frères and the enameler Théophile Soyer worked on this clock for 18 months Originally the clock stood on an ivory base The current base bearing the monogram of the original owner the earl of Dudley 1817-85 is a slightly later addition 1867 silver-gilt gold enamel rock crystal lapis lazuli cm 37 5 accession number 58 230 16694 Exposition Universelle Paris 1867 William First Earl of Dudley 1817-1885 1867 by purchase Sale New York Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters The Second Empire 1852-1870 Art in France under Napoleon III Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia; The Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit; Galeries nationales du Grand Palais Paris 1978-1979 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license Gustave Baugrand Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Timepieces in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review 19th-century desk clocks | ||||
