Writing set with clock. 1780 (?); mechanism

Writing set with clock. 1780 (?); mechanism - 1789-1794

Object type

Writing set with clock

Place of origin

France, Paris; Geneva - mechanism

Date

1780 (?); mechanism - 1789-1794

Organization

Maker: Jean-Antoinne Lépin (clock-face); clockwork - Frères Melly workshop

Materials

Colored gold, silver, marble, chalcedony, jasper, cornelian, bloodstone, mother-of-pearl, diamond, velvet, wood, paper, non-precious metal

Technique

Casting, chasing, engraving, enamel, stone carving

Dimensions

Height: 36, 5 cm; base: 41, 0 x 30, 0 cm

Object history note

Belonged to Empress Catherine II

Publications

S. Amelekhina, E. Bulgakova, F. Panfilov. France and Russia. Ten Centuries Together. M. 2021

Museum number

МЗ-740/1-15

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