Rhinoceros Clock from "The Gregory Gift"
Counting down the hours until February 16 🕰️
"The Gregory Gift," presenting a remarkable bequest of twenty-eight fine and decorative works of art from collector Alexis Gregory, opens at #FrickMadison in two weeks!
The fascinating objects will be shown as a group for the first time at our temporary home, through July 9. The gift includes two eighteenth-century pastels, fifteen Limoges enamels, two eighteenth-century clocks, a large gilt-bronze figure of Louis XIV, and objects made of metal, enamel, and hardstone dating from the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries. Learn more about the exhibition on our website: https://www.frick.org/exhibitions/gre...
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James Cox (British, ca. 1723–1800), Musical Automaton Rhinoceros Clock, ca. 1765–72. Gilt bronze, silver, enamel, pearls, and colored glass; pedestal: white marble and agate, 15 9/16 x 8 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. (39.5 x 21.3 x 8.9 cm). The Frick Collection, gift of Alexis Gregory, 2021
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