PAJOU, Augustin
(b. 1730, Paris, d. 1809, Paris)

Mantel clock

1785-90
Gilt bronze, marble, and gilded copper, height 94 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

French clock cases were often modelled by leading sculptors in the 18th century. Together, the three bronze figures - Eros, a cherub, and Father Time - represent the Triumph of Love over Time.