#bronze clock

SMH at how the president of the USA treated these women winners.

This portrait of Maria Luisa of Parma, granddaughter of both King Louis XV of France and Philip V of Spain, was sent to Madrid in advance of her marriage to her first cousin, the future Carlos IV of Spain. It is exemplary of formal eighteenth-century court portraits. Painted in Italy for Spanish eyes, it teems with French decorative arts, evidence of Parisian craftsmen’s international preeminence in the period. The bronze clock case is supported by an exoticized elephant, the gold snuffbox is fitted with a miniature portrait of Maria Luisa’s future husband, and the impressive chair comes from a suite of furniture commissioned in Paris by her mother a decade prior.

Stunning Art Deco bronze and onyx clock by Austrian sculptor Josef Lorenzl, circa 1930

Atlas is usually shown holding the weight on the world on his shoulders. But according to the myth, that’s wrong. He’s actually holding the heavens (Sky, stars,etc.). This vintage bronze clock shows the signs of the zodiac on its circumference, referencing the constellations. And in a sense, all of time!

Rococo Louis XVI French Marble & Bronze Mantel Clock ❤ liked on Polyvore (see more marble home accessories)

19th Century Royal Vienna Style Hand Painted Porcelain & Bronze Mantel Clock ❤ liked on Polyvore (see more blue home decor)

Napoleon III Figural Mantel Clock ❤ liked on Polyvore (see more white figurines)