Royal & Imperial Clocks – Exhibition, David Roche Foundation
There are many faces to the clocks in the David Roche Foundation Collection at Fermoy House, North Adelaide, confirming the tick-tock obsession he had with time
Pierre Philippe Thomire
French Clocks – Science Keeping Time with Enlightenment Pt 4
A skeleton clock attributed to French enamellist and creator of fine clocks Joseph Coteau (1740-1812) can be found in the David Roche Collection in Adelaide S.A
French Clocks – Science Keeping Time with Enlightenment Pt 2
A style of clock that emerged during the reign of France’s King Louis XVI (1638-1715) was one where the works were on view, which are known as ‘skeleton clocks’
French Clocks – Science Keeping Time with Enlightenment Pt 1
Before the revolution in France its ideas philosophies fashions and passions of the age were reflected in the design and decoration of gloriously gilded clocks
Antiques Renaissance to Retro – Treasures & Princely Taste
Sotheby’s are offering at their London premises in July 50 antique treasures augmented by royal and historical provenances from the Renaissance to the Retro age