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Superb clock by the famous watchmaker Hour Lavigne and the ceramist Jean Léon Mayodon (1893-1967).
Object composed of an Hour Lavigne clock in the central part mounted on a ceramic plate made by Mayodon. The clock has been designed to be mounted on a wall, it can also be used as a table clock once placed on a display.
The decor represents an antique dancing scene of couples typical of the 1940s and 1950s. The decor is made of black, red and green polychrome enamels, complemented with gold highlights. The hands and dial are in gilded brass. The monogram of Jean Léon Mayodon is present in the lower part of the decoration and the signature of Hour Lavigne is present on the mechanism.
The clock movement is mechanical (can last 7 days) and is in working order.
Jean Léon Mayodon made a similar model for the jeweler Cartier in New York in the 1950s where we can find an enamel and gold decoration of naked dancing women.
Hour Lavigne is a famous watchmaker renowned for its high-end mechanical movements. Mayodon is one of the most famous French ceramists of the 1940s, 1950s known for his neoclassical representations.
Diameter: 26cm
Ref: V154EGL8MB