Table clock in the shape of Atlas

attributed to Pierre Louteau, c. 1603 - c. 1628

As a rule, Atlas carries a celestial globe, a three-dimensional map of the stars. A timepiece can also represent the universe, showing the movement of the stars. To enhance the engraving on the dial and foot, the furrows of the lines were filled with niello, a rich black alloy of silver, copper and sulphur.

  • Artwork typetable clock, mechanical clock
  • Object numberBK-17012
  • Dimensionsheight 19.7 cm x width 6.3 cm x depth 6 cm
  • Physical characteristicszilver, verguld brons en niello

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Table clock in the shape of Atlas

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-17012

  • Description

    Tafelklok van zilver en verguld brons in de vorm van Atlas. Het vierkante voetstuk rust op vier eikelvormige poten. Op het voetstuk staat een naakte Atlasfiguur, die de ovale uurwerkkast met beide handen boven het hoofd houdt. De uurwerkkast wordt bekroond door een genodeerde knop. Het voetstuk is versierd met graveerwerk en met een gegoten engelenkop aan voor- en achterzijde. De wijzerplaat, de uurwerkkast en de glasrand zijn versierd met graveerwerk. De achterplatine is gesigneerd: Pierre Louteau ALion.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘Pierre Louteau ALion’

Creation

  • Creation

    maker: attributed to Pierre Louteau, Lyon

  • Dating

    c. 1603 - c. 1628

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    zilver, verguld brons en niello

  • Dimensions

    height 19.7 cm x width 6.3 cm x depth 6 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Inv.; …; collection Maximilian Benedikt Hayum Freiherr von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1843-1940), Frankfurt am Main;{Von Falke 1936, p. 206, no. Si.32.} …; collection Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, 1936;{Von Falke 1936, p. 206, no. Si.32.} purchased from his estate, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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  • Table clock in the shape of Atlas
  • Table clock in the shape of Atlas
  • Table clock in the shape of Atlas
  • Table clock in the shape of Atlas
  • Table clock in the shape of Atlas
  • Table clock in the shape of Atlas