Clock (Primary Title)
Jules-Paul Brateau, French, 1844 - 1923 (Artist)
Jules-Paul Brateau was a highly skilled sculptor, goldsmith, and jeweler. Early in his career, he was a specialist in engraving and worked for the best known goldsmiths in Paris such as Lucien Falize and Henri Vever. This clock was publicly displayed in 1901 at the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris. It depicts time and its passage, and decorative elements include the earth, the Greek god Atlas, a child angel, and Adam and Eve. The inscription “Hora sit optima cunctis” means “May the time be best for everyone.” A similar clock was on view at the Paris World’s Fair in 1900.
Gift of Lloyd and Barbara Macklowe
Displayed at the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Art, Paris, 1901 (no. 172) (similar clock on view at World's Fair, Paris, 1900);
"Look Here: Dazzle," VMFA, Nov 2, 2005 - Jan 29, 2006;
"Look Here: Dazzle," VMFA, Nov 2, 2005 - Jan 29, 2006;
For Brateau, see: Jean-Christophe Boucaud, Jules Brateau, 1844-1923. Etains, bijoux, emaux, bronzes, sculpture, orfevrerie, ceramique..... the author, Maraussan, Paris, 2003, pp. 96-100;
Paul Vitrym "L'Orfevrerie a l'Exposition," Art et Decoration, vol. VIII, Paris, July - Dec, 1900, vol. VIII, p. 169;
Paul Vitrym "L'Orfevrerie a l'Exposition," Art et Decoration, vol. VIII, Paris, July - Dec, 1900, vol. VIII, p. 169;
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