19th Century Folk Art French Revolution Clock

Description

A French folk-art figural mantel clock in carved wood and composite commemorating a fighting unit “Les Sections du Temple” in … more A French folk-art figural mantel clock in carved wood and composite commemorating a fighting unit “Les Sections du Temple” in the French Revolution. The clock depicts a single figure “sans culots” with a walking stick flanked on one side by a drum and on the other by a black mortar canon. Central is a larger fascia surrounded by spears and containing the clock face topped by a carved red revolution cap.
The clock was part of The personal collection of Pierre Moulin, founder of the Pierre Deux shops and author of Pierre Deux’s French Country. It is a unique piece of French history. less