Untitled work
Description
Il s'agit d'un réveil mécanique Bayard type Bijou. Il est équipé d'un porte-échappement à balancier rond. Le mouvement mécanique est logé dans un fond de boîtier en tôle emboutie laitonnée de 5.5 cm de diamètre. Il est fixé sur un boîtier-lunette carré laitonnée de 5.5 cm de diamètre. Au sommet du boîtier se trouve une bélière laitonnée. L'ensemble est posé sur deux pieds cylindriques laitonnés. Le cadran en métal doré est composé de chiffres arabes noirs et comporte deux aiguilles noires, l'aiguille des heures en forme de poire, l'aiguille des minutes en forme de lance. Un graduation au centre du cadran indique les minutes. A la place du chiffre '6', se trouve un cadran de réveil en forme de losange. L'aiguille de réveil est nickelée en forme de lance. En haut du cadran figure l'estampille des Réveils Bayard, représentant un petit lion passant
Subject depicted
représentation animalière (lion)
About this work
The artwork titled "This artwork", attributed to BAYARD;SOCIETE DES ANCIENS ETABLISSEMENTS DUVERDREY & BLOQUEL (usine), is preserved at musée de l'Horlogerie. This piece is listed in the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture, which catalogues the works held in French museums.
Technique and Materials
This work belongs to the field: horlogerie, métrologie - instruments de mesure. It was created using the following materials and techniques: tôle, embouti, galvanoplastie, doré, laiton, poli. Its period of creation is identified as: 2nd quarter 20th Century.
The Conserving Museum
"This artwork" is preserved at musée de l'Horlogerie, an institution bearing the « Musée de France » label. This label ensures that the collections are managed rigorously in terms of conservation, inventory, and public accessibility.
Data sources
The information about this work comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture, published on data.culture.gouv.fr under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
About this artwork
Cette oeuvre est réalisée en tôle, embouti, galvanoplastie, doré, laiton, poli. Ses dimensions sont Longueur en cm 5.5 ; Epaisseur en cm 4.1 ; Hauteur en cm 6.8 ; Diamètre en cm 5.5. Le sujet de cette oeuvre : représentation animalière (lion). Sa période de création est la 2e quart 20e siècle. Informations complémentaires : SOCIETE DES ANCIENS ETABLISSEMENTS DUVERDREY & BLOQUEL : ?, 1916 ; ?, 2eme moitié 20e siècle.
Creation context
Comment le contexte de la 2e quart 20e siècle a-t-il influencé la création de ? BAYARD;SOCIETE DES ANCIENS ETABLISSEMENTS DUVERDREY & BLOQUEL (usine) travaille à cette époque dans un climat de renouveau qui irrigue sa pratique et oriente ses choix formels. Le musée de l'Horlogerie offre au visiteur l'occasion de saisir cette dimension contextuelle essentielle à la compréhension de l'œuvre.
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