Style Neo-gothic / Ref.19000
Charles Martel, King of the Franks, important Troubadour style clock set in regule
Dimensions:
Width: 24'' 61cm
Height: 28'' 71cm
Depth: 11'' 28cm
Origin:
19th Century, France.
Status:
In good condition. Nice patina built over the ages.
This important clock set in regule represent the King of the Franks, Charles Martel (690-741). He throned on a curule chair, he is dressed as a warrior with a chainmaille, a shield and a sword. To his right the orb, symbol of royalty by divine right, rests on a cushion placed himself on a clock. The clock face shows the hours in Roman numerals on enamel cartridges in blue and white.
Two soldiers with banners surround the king. The one on the right has a fawn by his side.
The three parts of this clock set rest on a marble base in Cherry Marble.
History:
Charles Martel (690-741) was King of the Franks when the lineage of the Merovingian turns into the Carolingian. He is also the paternal grandfather of Charlemagne. Known for being a brave warrior, he is very popular in the 19th Century because he appears to be the ideal warrior king, taking arms to defend his country.
Implementation report:
This representation of Charles Martel was probably inspired by the 1835 command of Louis Philippe for the Sculpture Gallery, in the Castle of Versailles, which represented all the great men of France through the ages. For this statue he choose the Belgian-born sculptor Jean Baptiste Joseph De Bay father (1779-1863). This artist was the autor of several sculptures of famous people, including the Palais de la Bourse in Nantes or its famous 'Pericles distributing crowns' in the Tuileries Gardens, facing the Louvre.
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