Porcelain clock from the Carl Thieme manufactory, Potschappel / Dresden, late 19th century.

Porcelain clock from the Carl Thieme manufactory, Potschappel / Dresden, late 19th century.

Spectacular porcelain clock richly decorated with floral motifs, and allegorical figures (e.g. the figure of an old man on the base, often interpreted as that of Father Time) and numerous putti. It is crowned with a cover, decorated with putti and a crown, as well as the erbium of the Republic of Poland from the Saxon era (from the reigns of August II and August III) - against the background of the quadruple field of the coat of arms of Poland, a fifth field was added: the coat of arms of the Wettins. Below the face of the clock the adjacent coats of arms of the Wettin family and of Poland. Equipped with two decorative handles in the form of stems, decorated with flowers and topped with putti figures.

Porcelain decorated with enamel paints and gilding. Metal clock mechanism, enameled clock face, metal mounting.

85.5 x 31.5 x 39 cm

Minor losses, traces of repairs (cf. photos). Unsigned (?).

Clock made at the Sächsische Porzellan-Fabrik Carl Thieme zu Potschappel manufactory, founded in 1872 by Carl-Johann Gottlob Thieme. Thieme established a porcelain and antique store in Dresden in 1864, with a porcelain paint store attached to it. A few years later, he created his own factory, which operated until 1951 under family management, then was gradually nationalized. In 1972, the company was completely taken over by the state and operated as VEB Sächsische Porzellan-Manufaktur Dresden until 1990. In 1991, it was privatized.