A pair of table clocks decorated with the figures of a gentleman and a lady,

porcelain, gilt, green, light green and purple-accented rocailles with movement held by a couple seated to one side, rocailles terminal with small lidded vase, height 23 cm, length 18 cm, some restoration, white enamel face to clocks, black Roman numeral and gilt hands, obverse and reverse inscribed Romilly µ Paris, movement not checked, 1 key available, Vienna, Imperial Manufactory, underglaze blue shield circa 1750- 1760, painter no. 20 Christian Kremser 1762-1787 (Ru)

Lit.: Liechtenstein Museum Vienna, Zeremonien. Feste. Kostüme, Die Wiener Porzellanfiguren in der Regierungszeit Maria Theresias, Vienna 2010, pp. 70-71, ills. 71, 71a; G. H. Baillie, Watchmakers and clockmakers of the world, London 1969, Jean Romilly, important clockmaker, Geneva 1714-1794 Paris, from 1752 master clockmaker in Paris;

Znalkyněi: Ursula Rohringer