Paula Martin-Calero Toro

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Beautiful figural clock with a small pendulum.
Fire-gilded with a bronze cannon on top bearing the letter W with a crown above it, dedicated to the famous 17th-century marshal of Turenne, also known as Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne
The symbolism of the cannon is a reference to his status as a military commander and his tragic end, struck by a cannonball during the Battle of Salzbach

Fraaie figurale klok met toutjes slinger.
Vuurverguld met bovenop een bronzen kanon met de letter W met een kroontje daarboven op de beroemde de 17e eeuwse maarschalk van Turenne  ook bekend als Henri de La Tour D,Auvergne
Symbolik van het kanon is een verwijzing naar zij status als legercommandant en zijn tragische einde, getroffen door een kanonskogel tijdens de slag bij Salzbach


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Figural mantel clock -   Bronze - 1800-1850 - Figurative pendulum

Mechanical - more day movement - half hour, one bell

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This French bronze figural clock from 1800–1850 is fire-gilt and topped with a bronze cannon bearing a crowned W, and has a working mechanical movement that strikes every half-hour on one bell.

Figural mantel clock - Bronze - 1800-1850 - Figurative pendulum

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This French bronze figural clock from 1800–1850 is fire-gilt and topped with a bronze cannon bearing a crowned W, and has a working mechanical movement that strikes every half-hour on one bell.

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