I am please to offer from my private collection this MUSEUM heavy gild bronze Verge Fusee Doctors Skull "Memento Mori" desk clock by Constantin Perret circa 1800.
MUSEUM PRISTINE condition!
The clock is is a link to the tradition of the memento mori - an object designed to remind us that life is brief and that we should seize the moment while we are here.
The watch gild bronze case is made in form of Skull without a jaw bone,which was extremely popular during Georgian and Victorian era.
The skull stands on an open book.Mounted on a superb quality hand polished green marble emperador semi-precious stone base,decorated with gild bronze ornaments. In the front of the marble there is a tag with engraved Latin motto "Omnium Artium Medicina Nobilissima Est ".
The watch fire gild movement is perfect,signed by the master.Verge fusee full plate,with hand pierced balance cock.The watch comes with the matching key.
1168g heavy! 16cm high. All bronze parts are perfect gilded,no brassing! The base has a very minor chip on the edge,near unvisible.(the kiss of the ages)
Porcelain dial,signed,silver hands.
Perfect working order.(do not expect a quartz accuracy from 200 years old watch)
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