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Red marble mantel clock topped by a Regula sculpture signed Victor Rousseau (1865 - 1954).
The sculpture depicts a young man embracing an undecided young woman with his left arm, while offering her a wedding ring.
The geometrically cut clock features a central dial with Arabic numerals and is signed 'Lorient - Brest - Nantes'.
The mechanism was overhauled in 2002.
It stands on 4 pink bronze feet decorated with foliage.
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Period: Late 19th - Early 20th century
Perfect condition. Mechanism overhauled.
Additional photos available on request.
Width 34 cm - Depth 21 cm - Height 58 cm.
Dial diameter 10.5 cm.
Victor Rousseau (1865 - 1954): born in Feluy on December 15, 1865, and died in Forest on March 17, 1954, was a Walloon sculptor of Belgian nationality, descended from a line of stonemasons.
He began carving stone at the age of 11. He worked on the site of the Palais de Justice in Brussels, under the direction of Joseph Poelaert, and his attachment to this craft early in his life brought Auguste Rodin to mind. He then joined the workshop of sculptor Georges Houtstont and attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels.
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