The "Thomas Hope" Model Clock - Art Talk
Edouard, expert of our Rive Gauche gallery, here presents you the fascinating history of the scholarly Egyptomania clock, known as the "Thomas Hope" Model.
This clock is one of the most gorgeous example of Egyptomania under the French Empire. The remarkable design, featuring the figure of the standing Isis who holds the dial, was created by Thomas Hope (1769-1831), an Anglo-Dutch collector, writer and decorator who had settled in London in the early 19th century.
As a highly talented decorator, Hope created decorative settings for his own collections, among them a famous "Egyptian Room" in which he placed a clock, identical to the present one, that he had designed and had executed in Paris by the bronzier Ravrio and the clockmaker Mesnil. Today we can admire the "Hope" clock in the Royal Pavilion Art Gallery and Museum in Brighton.
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Mesnil
Case attributed to André-Antoine Ravrio (1759-1814)
A Rare Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Red Griotte Marble Mantel Clock with Matte and Burnished Finishing
"The Egyptian", also known as the "Thomas Hope" model
Paris, Empire period, circa 1805
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