Epoque Pendant Voltaire Restoration In Gilded Bronzes 19th Century

Magnificent and monumental pendulum to place "voltary, meroppe" in chiseled bronzes and gilded epoch early xixeme restoration around 1830, matt and shiny mercury gilding, representing voltaire in standing foot and with its cane, of large voltaire dimensions is in an exceptionally detailed xviiieme period garment, parchment in pocket, carrying documents under the arm, the chiseling is of magnificent finesse and with many details, which is indicative of the manufacture of a large bronzer of this time. Many pieces form this pendulum, rock decoration and foliage rock on its side with a tablet engraved "meroppe", the movement is integrated in this naturalist arrangement with a silver dial with Roman numerals for the hours and way for the minutes, needles beware. The whole rests on a beautiful and very rich base in central part. Trapezoidal with swan decorations in corners, volutes, acanthe leaves and stylized garlands, godron frames and openwork in rectangular facades, volute feet, stylized acanthe leaves, rosaces, stries. Stylish period mercury dorsal, traces of usage and seniority.

Scissors of great Parisian work execution. Sounds like half an hour and hours. A rather rare model on the market. (Fall at foot of large dimensions). Complete rectification: movement and cleaned bronzes, with complete revision by watchmaker, perfect condition and guaranteed operation, installation plug with purchase, wire movement with winding key.

(a threaded rod changed, making fastening reinforcements to hold). Dimensions: height 54 cm width 35 cm depth: 14 cm height of voltaire 33 cm. Born on November 21, 1694 in Paris, where he died on May 30, 1778, was a French writer, philosopher, encyclopedist and businessman who marked the 18th century. A major figure in the philosophy of light, an Angloman, a feud of art and science, voltaire marked his era by his literary production and political commitments. Its influence was decisive on the wealthy liberal classes before the French revolution and during the early 19th century.

Is a tragedy in verse and five acts of voltaire represented for the first time in the French comedy on February 20, 1743. Only concerned to keep the throne to her egisthic son, whom she removed from Messena from her early age to take him away from the fury of her husband's murderers, Meropus stubbornly refuses to grant her hand to polyphonte, which the Messenians, tired of a long anarchy, are ready to choose as king. Represented for the first time in the French theatre in 1743, the voltaire's masterpiece inspired by the work of scipione maffei is one of his most moving tragedies. A piece dedicated to maternal love, merope is of all the queens of voltaire tragedy, one of the most endearing, also one of the most modern.

Part of his facet: voltaire. Who was also a good businessman and made fortune through speculation. After a turbulent life, with a year in prison in the bastille in 1717 for satirical poems and a longer stay in angleterre and in the courtyard of frederic the great in prussia, he settled in his country palace of the French city from 1758 until the end of his life. Ferney settles near the Swiss border and Geneve. It was there that he founded for the first time a silk stockings factory in 1768, which was not very successful. In 1770 he founded a pocket watch. Manufacture, skillfully taking advantage of the Geneva political troubles that drove from the city many watchmakers that voltaire absorbed at ferney. The plant has been very successful and has grown rapidly. In 1773, 600 craftsmen were already employed, in 1776 there were already 1200 craftsmen. Voltaire also obtained from the thorn the opening of a workshop at ferney. After the death of voltaire, the factory fell quickly and was quickly abandoned. Translation english american deutch Spanish italian portuguese dutch chinese japanese.

Superb and monumental clock "voltaire, meroppe" in chased and gilded bronzes from the early 19th century restoration period around 1830, original mercury gilding, representing voltaire standing with his cane, voltaire is in a xviith period costume exceptionally detailed, parkment in pocket, carrying documents under the arm, the chasing is of a magnificent finesse and with a lot of details, which notes a manufacture of a great bronze of this period. Numerous parts make up this clock, decorated with rock and foliage on its side with a tablet engraved "meropoe", the movement is integrated into this naturalistic arrangement with a silver dial with roman numbers for the hours and track for the minutes, breaket hands. The set rests on a beautiful and very rich base with a trapezoidal central part decorated with swans in the corners, volutes, acanthus leaves and stylized garlands, framed with gadroons and openworked feet in the front of a rectangular shape, volutes feet, stylized acanthus leaves, rosettes, stripes.

Gilding mercury of superb condition, traces of use and age. Highly executed chiselling parisian work. Original mechanical movement, sounding the half hour and hour.

Model quite rare on the market. (one threaded rod changed, manufacture of fixing reinforcements for maintenance). Dimensions: height 54 cm width 35 cm depth: 14 cm. The subject: françois-marie arouet, unknown as voltaire, born on November 21, 1694 in paris where he died on May 30, 1778, is a writer, philosopher, encyclopedist and french businessman who marked the xviith century.

A major figure in lightenment philosophy, an Anglophile, and a lover of the arts and sciences, voltaire left his mark on his era through his literary output and his political commits. His influence was decisive on the liberal wealth classes before the French revolution and during the early 19th century. The work : merope (or la merope française) is a tragedy in verse and five acts by voltaire first performed at the comedy-français on february 20, 1743, only concerned with preserving the throne for her son egisthe, whom she took away from masse at an early age to save Him from the fury of her husband's murderers, merope stubbornly refuses to give her hand to polyphonus, whom the massenians, drawn of a long anarchy, are ready to choose as king. First performed at the theatre-français in 1743, voltaire's masterpiece based on the work of scipione maffei is one of his most moving tragedies. A play dedicated to maternal love, merope is one of voltaire's most endearing and modern tratred queens.

Part of her facet: voltaire was also a good businessman and made his fortune through speculation. After an exciting life, with a year in prison in the bastille in 1717 for satirical poems and a longer stay in England and at the court of friedick the great in prussia, he settled in his country palace in the french city from 1758 until the end of his life. Ferney settled near the swiss border and geneva. There he founded his first silk stocking factory in 1768, which was not very successful.

In 1770, he founded a pocket watch factory, cleverly taking advantage of the political unrest in geneva which drone out of the city many watchmakers home voltaire absorbed in ferney. The factory was a great success and very quickly.

In 1773, 600 craftmen were already employed, in 1776 there were already 1200 craftmen. Voltaire also obtained from lepine the opening of a workshop in ferney. After voltaire's death, the factory declined quickly and was soon abandoned.

Superb and monumental clock "voltaire, meroppe" in chiseled and gilded bronzes period beginning xixéme restation about 1830, gilding with the mercury of origin matt and brilliant, representing voltaire in standing foot and with its cane, of big dimensions voltaire is in a xviith period costume exceptionally very detailed, parkment in pocket, carrying documents under the arm, the chising is of a magnificent finesse and with a lot of details, which notes a manufacture of a great bronze of this period. Numerous parts form this clock, decorated with rock and foliage on its side with a tablet engraved "meropae", the movement is integrated into this naturalist arrangement with a silver dial with roman numbers for the hours and minutes, breguet hands. The set rests on a beautiful and very rich base in central trapezoidal part with decoration of swans in the angles, volutes, acanthus leaves and stylized garlands, framing of godrons and opening base in front of rectangular shape, feel in volutes, stylized acanthus leaves, rosettes, stripes.

Gilding mercury of period superb condition, traces of use and age. Scissors of great execution parisian work. Original mechanical movement, sounds the 1/2 hour and hours.

(one threaded rod changed, manufacture of reinforcements for maintenance). A major figure of the lightenment philosophy, an Anglophile, a lover of arts and sciences, voltaire marked his time by his literary production and his political commits. His influence is decisive on the liberal wealthy classes before the French revolution and during the early nineteenth century.

The work : merope (or la merope française) is a tragedy in verse and five acts by voltaire first performed at the comedy-française on february 20, 1743, only concerned with preserving the throne for her son egisthe, whom she took away from masse as a child to save Him from the fury of her husband's mulderers, merope stubbornly refuses to give her hand to polyphonte, whom the messengers, drawn from a long anarchy, are ready to choose as their king. Performed for the first time at the theatre-français in 1743, voltaire's masterpiece inspired by the work of scipione maffei is one of his most moving tragedies.

There he founded for the first time a silk stocking factory in 1768, which was not very successful. In 1770, he founded a pocket watch factory, cleverly taking advantage of the political unrest in geneva that drone out of the city many watchmakers that voltaire absorbed in ferney. After voltaire's death, the factory fell quickly and was soon abandoned. Eine wunderschöne und monumentale tischuhr "voltaire, meroppe" aus ziselierter und vergoldeter bronze aus dem frühen 19.

Jahrhundert, restoration um 1830, original quecksilbervergoldung matt und glänzend, die voltaire imstehen und mit seinem stock darstellt, voltaire ist in einem außergewöhnlich detaillierten gewand aus dem 18. Jahrhundert zu sehen, mit pergament in der tasche und einer dokumententasche unter dem arm. Die ziselierung ist von großer feinheit und mit vielen details, was auf die herstellung durch einen großen bronzegießer dieser epoche hinweist. Die uhr besteht aus zahlreichen einzelteilen, einem fels- und rocailledekor mit blättern auf der seite und einer pebbleten tafel mit der aufschrift "meroppe".

Das uhrwerk fügt sich in diese naturalistische anordnung ein und hat ein silbernes zifferblatt mit römischen ziffern für die stunden und römischen ziffern für die minuten, sowie breguet-zeiger. Das ganze ruht auf einer schönen und sehr reichen basis mit trapezförmigem mittelteil mit schwanendekor in den ecken, voluten, akanthusblättern und stilisierten girlanden, godronenrahmen und durchbrochenem rechteckigem vorderfuß, volutenfüßen, stilisierten akanthusblättern, rosetten und rillen. Vergoldung mercury period superb condition, traces of usage and seniority.

Ziselierung von großer ausführung, pariser arbeit. Mechanisches originalwerk, schlägt die 1/2 stunde und die stunde. Ein sehr sehr seltenes modelll auf dem markt. Die reparatur ist abgeschlossen: uhrwerk und bronze gereinigt, mit einer vollständigen revision durch einen uhrmacher, perfekter zustand und guaranteee funktion, installationsblatt mit purchase, uhrwerk mit fadenzug und aufzugsschlüssel.

(eine gewindestange wurde ausgetauscht, herstellung von verstärkungen für die befestigung). Maße: höhe 54 cm, breite 35 cm, teiefe: 14 cm.

May 1778 starb, war ein französischer schriftsteller, philosoph, enzyklopädist und geschäftsmann, der das 18. Voltaire, eine wichtige figur der aufklärungsphilosophy, Angloman, kunst- und wissenschaftsliebhaber, prägte seine epoche durch seine literarische produktion und sein politisches engagement. Sein einfluss war entscheidend für die liberale oberschicht vor der französischen revolution und zu beginn des 19.

Februar 1743 an der comedy-française aufgeführt wurde. Einzig und allein darauf bedacht, den thron für ihren sohn egisthe zu erhalten, den sie von klein auf aus massesne entfernt hatte, um ihn der wut der mörder ihres gatten zu entziehen, weigert sich merope hartnäckig, polyphontes ihre hand zu geben, den die massesnier, die einer langen anarchie müde sind, zum könig zu wählen bereit sind. Als ein stück, das der mutterliebe gewidmet ist, ist merope von allen tragödienköniginnen voltaires eine der liebenswertesten und auch eine der modernsten. Ein teil seiner facette: voltaire, der auch ein guter geschäftsmann war und durch spekulationen zu einem vermögen kam. Ferney in der nähe der schweizer grenze und von genf nieder.

Dort gründete er 1768 zum ersten mal eine fabrick für seidenstrümpfe, die jedoch nicht sehr erfolgreich war. Im jahr 1770 gründete er eine taschenuhrmanufaktur und nutzte geschickt die polischen unruhen in genf, die vie uhrmacher aus der stadt vertrieben, die voltaire in ferney aufnahm. Die fabrick war ein großer erfolg und wuchs schnell. Im jahr 1773 waren bereits 600 handwerker beschäftigt, 1776 waren es bereits 1200 handwerker. Voltaire erreichte außerdem, dass lepine eine werkstatt in ferney eröffnete. Nach voltaires tod ging es mit der manufaktur rapide berbab und sie wurde bald aufgegeben. Espléndido y monumental reloj "voltaire, meroppe" en bronce cincelado y dorado de la época de la restauración de principios del siglo xix, alredededor de 1830, dorado al mercurio original, que représenta a voltaire de pie con su bastón, voltaire está en un traje de la época xviii excepcionalmente detallado, pergamino en el bolsillo, llevando documentos bajo el brazo, la persecución es de una magnífica finura y con muchos detalles, lo que denota una fabricación de un gran broncista de esta eposa. Numerosas piezas componen este reloj, decorado con roca y follaje en su lateral con una tablla grabada "meropoe", el movimiento se integra en esta disposición naturalista con una esfera plateada con números romanos para las horas y pista para los minutos, agujas breguet. El conjunto descansa sobre una hermosa y riquiísima base con una parte central trapezoidal decorada con cisnes en las esquinas, volutas, hojas de acanto y guirnaldas estilizadas, enmarcada con gallardetes y pies calados en el frente de forma rectangular, pies de volutas, hojas de acanto estilizadas, rosetas, ranas. Dorado mercury magnífico estado, uso y edad rastros. Trabajo de cincelado parisino de alta ejecución. Movimiento mecánico original, que hace sonar la media hora y la hora. Modelo bastante raro en el mercado. (flying at the foot of large dimensions).

Reparación finalizada: movimiento y bronces limpios, con revisión compléta por relojero, perfecto estado y funcinaminto garantizado, hoja de instalación con compra, movimiento de hilo con llave de cuerda. (cambio de una varilla roscada, fabricación de refuerzos de fijación para el mantenimiento).

Dimensions: altura 54 cm anchoura 35 cm profundidad: 14 cm. El tema: françois-marie arouet, conocido como voltaire, nacido el 21 de noviember de 1694 en parís, donde murió el 30 de mayo de 1778, es un escritor, filósofo, enciclopedista y empresario francés que marcó el siglo xviii.

Figura principal de la filosofía de la ilustración, anglófilo y amante de las arts y las ciencias, voltaire dejó su huella en su eposa a traves de su producción literaria y sus compromises políticos. Su influencencia fue decisiva en las clases acomodadas liberales antes de la revolución francesa y pendant los primeros años del siglo xix. El trabajo : merope (o la merope française) es una tratédia en verso y en cinco actos de voltaire estrenada en la comedy-française el 20 de febrero de 1743, que sólo trata de preservar el trono para su hijo égisthe, a quien sacó de mesenia a una edad temprana para salvarlo de la furia de los asesinos de su marido, merope se niega obstinadamente a dar su mano a polifone, a quien los mesenios, cansados de una larga anarquía, están dispuestos a elegir como rey.

Estrenada in the French theatre in 1743, the obra maestra de voltaire, basada en la obra de scipione maffei, es una de sus tratédias más conmovedoras. Obra dedicada al amor materno, merope es una de las reinas de la tratédia más entréñables y modernas de voltaire. Parte de su faceta: voltaire también fue un buen hombre de negocios e hizo su fortuna gracias a la especulación.

Tras una vida agitada, con un año de prisión en la bastilla en 1717 por poemas satíricos y una estancia más larga en inglaterra y en la corte de federico el grande en prusia, se instaló en su palacio de campo en la ciudad francesa desde 1758 hasta el finale de su vida. Ferney estableció cerca de la frontera suiza y de ginebra. Allí fundó su primera fábrica de medias de seda in 1768, que no tuvo mucho exito. In 1770, fundó una fábrica de relojes de bolsillo, aprovechando hábilmente los disturbios políticos en ginebra que expulsaron de la ciudad a muchos relojeros que voltaire absorbió en ferney.

The fábrica tuvo un gran éxito y creció rápidamente. In 1773, there were había 600 artesanos empleados, in 1776 ya había 1200 artesanos. Voltaire también obtuvo de lepine apertura de un taller en ferney. Tras la muerte de voltaire, la fábrica decayó rápidamente y pronto fue abandonada.

Superbo e monumentale orologico "voltaire, meroppe" in bronzi cesellati e dorati dell'inizio del xix secolo periodo di restauro intorno al 1830, doratura original al mercurio opaca e lucida, rappresentante voltaire in piedi e con il suo bastone, voltaire è in a costume dell'epoca xviii eccezionalmente dettagliato, pergamena in tasca, portando documenti sotto il braccio, l'inseguimento è di una finezza magnifica e con un sacco di dettagli, che denota una fabbricazione di un grande bronziere di questo periodo. Numerose parti compongono questo orologico, decorato con roccia e fogliame sul suo lato con una tavoletta incisa "meropoe", il movimento è integrato in questa disposizione naturalistica con un quadrante in argento con numeri romani per le ore e traccia per i minuti, lancette breguet. Il set poggia su una bella e ricchissima base con una parte centrale trapezoidale decorata con cigni agli angoli, volute, foglie d'acanto e ghirlande stilizzate, incorniciata da gadroons e piedi traforati nella parte anteriore di forma rettangolare, piedi a volute, foglie d'acanto stilizzate, rosette, strisce. Doratura mercury di superbo stato, uso ed trace età.

Lavoro parigino di cecellatura di alta qualityà. Movimento meccanico original che suona la mezz'ora e l'ora. Modello abbastanza raro sul mercato. Riparazione completata: movimento e bronzi puliti, con una revisione completa da parte dell'orologiaio, condizioni perfette e funzionamento garantio, foglio di installazione con acquisto, movimento a filo con chiave di carica. (una barra flotata cambiata, fabbricazione di rinforzi di fissaggio per la manutenzone). Sizei: altezza 54 cm larghezza 35 cm deep: 14 cm. Il soggetto: françois-marie arouet, conosciuto come voltaire, nato le 21 novembre 1694 a parigi dove morì il 30 maggio 1778, è uno scrittore, filosofo, enciclopedista e uomo d'affari francese che ha segnato il xviii secolo. Figura di spicco della filosofia illuminista, anglofilo e amante delle arti e delle sawnze, voltaire ha lasciato un segno nella sua epoca attraverso la sua produzione letteraria e i suoi impegni politici. Sua influenza fu decisiva sulle classi agiate liberali prima della riboluzione francese e pendant l'inizio del xix secolo. Il lavoro : merope (o la merope française) è una tratédia in versi e cinque atti di voltaire rappresentata per la prima volta alla comedy-française il 20 febbraio 1743, che ha portato via da massene in tenera età per salvarlo dalla furia degli assassini di suo marito, merope rifiuta ostinatamente di dare la sua mano a polifono, che i masseni, stanchi di una lunga anarchia, sono pronti a scegliere comere. Rappresentato per la prima volta al théâtre-français nel 1743, il capolavoro di voltaire basato sull'opera di scipione maffei è una delle sue tratédie più commoventi. Commedia dedicata all'amore materno, merope è una delle regine della tragedia più accattivanti e moderne di voltaire. Parte della sua sfaccettatura: voltaire era anche un buon uomo d'affari e fece fortuna con la speculazione. Dopo una vita movimentata, con un anno di prigione alla bastiglia nel 1717 per poesie satiriche e un soggiorno più lungo in inghilterra e alla corte di federico il grande in prussia, si stabilì nel suo palazzo di campagna nella città francese dal 1758 fino alla fine della sua vita. Ferney si stabilì vicino alla frontiera svizzera e a ginevra. The sua prima fabbrica di calze di seta nel 1768, che non ebbe molto successo. Nel 1770, fondò una fabbrica di orolologi da tasca, approfittando abilmente dei disordini politici a ginevra che cacciarono dalla città molti orologiai che voltaire assorbì a ferney.

The fabbrica ebbe a great successo e crebbe rapidamente. Nel 1773, 600 artigiani erano già impiegati, nel 1776 c'erano già 1200 artigiani. Voltaire ottenne anche da lépine l'apertura di un laboratorio a ferney. Dopo the dead di voltaire, the fabbrica decadde rapidamente e fu presto abbandonata. Schitterende en monumentale klok "voltaire, meroppe" in geciseleerd en verguld brans uit de vroege 19de eeuw restaurateperiode rond 1830, originele kwikvergulding, voorstellende voltaire staande met zijnwandelstok, voltaire is gekleed in een kostuum uit de xviiie periode, uitzonderlijk gedetaillerd, perkament in de zak, met documenten onder de arm, het jagen is van een prachtige finesse en met veel details, wat duidt op een vervaardirging van een grote bronzenmaker uit deze periode.

Talrijke onderdelen vormen samen deze klok, versierd met rotsen en gebladerte aan de zijkant met een tablet gegraveerd "meropoe", het uurwerk is geintegreerd in deze naturalistische opstelling met een zilveren wijzerplaat met romeinse cijfers voor de uren en spor voor de minuten, breguet wijzers. Het stel rust op een mooie en zeer rijke basis met een trapeziumvormig middendeel versierd met zwanen in de hoeken, voluten, acanthusbladeren en gestileerde garlandes, omlijst met gadroons en opengewerkte poten aan de voorkant van een rechthoekige vorm, voluten poten, gestileerde acanthusbladeren, rozetten, strepen. Vergulde mercury in uitstekende staat, sporen van gebruik en ouderdom. Zeer goed uitgevoerd beitelwerk uit parijs. Original mechanisch uurwerk, dat het halve uur in het hele uur slaat.

Model vrij zeldzaam op de markt. Voltooide reparatie: beweging en bronzen gereinigd, met een volledige revisie door watchmaker, perfecte staat en werking gegarandeerd, installatieblad met aankoop, draad uurwerk met opwindsleutel. (een draadstang vervangen, vervaarding van bevestigingsversterkingen voor onderhoud). Afmetingen: hoogte 54 cm breedte 35 cm diepte: 14 cm.

Het onderwerp: françois-marie arouet, bekend als voltaire, geboren op 21 November 1694 in parijs waar hij op 30 mei 1778 overleed, is een schrijver, filosoof, encyclopedist en frans zakenman die een stempel heeft gedrukt op de xviiie eeuw. Voltaire, een belangrijke figur in de filosofie van de verlichting, een anglofiel en een liefhebber van kunst en wetenschappen, drukte zijn stempel op zijn tijd door zijn literaire werk en zijn politeke engagement.

Zijn invloed was beslissend op de liberale gegoede klassen vóór de franse revolutie en tijdens het begin van de 19e eeuw. Het werk: merope (of la merope française) is een tratredie in verzen en vijf bedrijven van voltaire, voor het eerst opgevoerd in de comedy-française op 20 februari 1743, en gaat alleen over het behoud van de troon voor haar zoon égisthe, merope, die zij op jonge leeftijd uit massenië weghaalde om hem te redden van de woede van de moordenaars van haar echtgenoot, weigert koppig haar hand te geven aan polyphonus, die de massesniërs, moe van een Lange anarchie, bereid zijn tot koning te kiezen. Dit meesterwerk van voltaire, gebaseerd op het werk van scipione maffei, werd voor het eerst opgevoerd in het théâtre-français in 1743 en is een van zijn meest atroerends tratredies. Merope, een toneelstuk gewijd aan de moederliefde, is een van voltaires meest innemende en modern tratédiekoninginnen. Een deel van haar facet: voltaire was ook een goed zakenman en verdiende zijn fortuin door speculatie.

Na een bewogen leven, met een jaar gevangennis in de bastille in 1717 wegens satirische gedichten en een langer verblijf in engeland en aan het het het het het van frederik de grote in pruisen, vestigde hij zich van 1758 tot het einde van zijn leven in zijn buitenpaleis in de franse stad. Ferney vestigde zich nabij of zwitserse grens in genève. Daar stichtte hij in 1768 zijn eerste zijden kousenfabriek, die niet erg succesvol was. In 1770 richtte hij een fabriek voor zakhorloges op, handig gebruik makend van de politiceke onrust in genève die veel horlogemakers uit de stad verdreef die voltaire in ferney had opgenomen.

From fabriek was een groot succeeded in groeide snel. In 1773 waren er al 600 ambachtslieden in dienst, in 1776 waren dat er al 1200. Voltaire verkreeg ook van lépine de opening van een werkplaats in ferney. Na de dod van voltaire ging de fabriek snel achteruit en werd spoedig verlaten. Soberbo e monumental relógio "voltaire, meroppe" em bronzeado perseguido e dourado do início do xix período de restauração por volta de 1830, original dourado de mercúrio, representando voltaire de pe e com a sua bengala, voltaire está num traje do xviii período excepcionalmente pormenorizado, pergaminho no bolso, com documentos debaixo do braço, a perseguição é de uma fineza magnífica e com muitos detalhes, o que denota a faabricação de um grande bronquio deste período.

Numerosas parties compõem este relógio, decorado com pedra e folhagem no seu lado com uma tábua gravada "meropoe", o movimento é integrado neste arranjo naturalista com um mostrador de prata com numères romanos para as horas e pista para os minutos, ponteiros breguet. O conjunto repousa sobre uma base bela e muito rica, com uma parte central trapezoidal decorada com cisnes nos cantos, volutas, folhas de acanto e grinaldas estilizadas, emoldurada com pezinhos e pes abertos na frente de uma forma rectangular, pes volutas, folhas de acanto estilizadas, rosetas, riscas. Mercury dourado de excelente estado, vestígios de utilização e idade. Trabalho Parisiane de cinzelamento altamente executado. Movimento mecânico original, soando a meia hora e hora. Modelo bastante raro no mercado. (voltary at the foot of great dimensões). Reparação compléída: movimento e bronzes limpos, com uma revisão compléta pelo relojoeiro, condição perfeita e funcionamento garantido, folha de instalação com compra, movimento do fio comchave de enrolamento. (uma haste roscada trocada, fabrico de reforços de fixação para manutenção).

Dimensões: altura 54 cm largura 35 cm profundidade: 14 cm. O tema: françois-marie arouet, conhecido como voltaire, nascido a 21 de novembro de 1694 em paris, onde morreu a 30 de maio de 1778, é um escritor, filósofo, enciclopedista e homem de negócios francês que marcou o seculo xviii. Uma figura important da filosofia do iluminismo, um anglófilo e amante das artes e das ciencias, voltaire deixou a sua marca na sua epoca através da sua produção literária e dos seus compromisesos políticos. A sua influência faith decisiva para as classes ricas liberais antes da revolução francesa e pendant o início do seculo xix. O trabalho : merope (or the French merope) é uma tragédia em verso e cinco actos de voltaire realizados pela primeira vez na comedy-française a 20 de fevereiro de 1743, preocupada apenas em preservar o trono para o seu filho egisthe, que ela tirou de massesne numa idade precoce para o salvar da fúria dos assassinos do seu marido, merope recusa-se obstinadamente a dar a sua mão a polifinus, que os massesnianos, cansados de uma longa anarquia, estão prontos a escolher como rei.

Apresentada pela primeira vez no theatre-français em 1743, a obra-prima de voltaire baseada na obra de scipione maffei é uma das suas tragédias mais comoventes. Uma peça dedicada ao amor materno, merope é uma das rainhas da tragedia but cativantes e modernas de voltaire. Parte da sua faceta: voltaire era também um bom homem de negócios e fez fortuna através da especulação. Depois de uma vida agitada, com um ano de prisão na bastilha em 1717 por poemas satíricos e uma estadia mais longa em inglaterra e na corte de frederico o grande na prússia, instalou-se no seu palácio de campo na cidade francesa desde 1758 té ao fim da sua vida. Ferney instalou-se perto da fronteira suíça e genebra. Aí fundou a sua primeira fábrica de armazenamento de seda em 1768, o que não teve muito sucesso. Em 1770, fundou uma fábrica de relógios de bolso, aproveitando inteligentemente a agitação política em genebra que expulsou da cidade muitos relojoeiros que voltaire absorveu em ferney.

A fábrica faith um grande posesso e cresceu rapidamente. Em 1773, 600 artesãos já estavam empregados, em 1776 já existiam 1200 artesãos. Voltaire obteve tambem de lepine a abertura de um atelier em ferney. Após died of voltaire, a fábrica declinou rapidamente e faith logo abandonada. (flying at foot of large dimensions)?

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subtype: mechanical movement
weight: 12 kg
height: 54 cm
period: xixeme and before
style: restoration