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Table clocks (3), 18-19th cs, Queluz National Palace

2019 Conservation and Restoration
Furniture/Decoration

Conservation and restoration of three table clocks on display at the Queluz National Palace, one of which belongs to the collection of the National Museum of Ancient Art:

  • Table clock, wood, veneered wood, gilded copper alloy, copper alloy, iron alloy, gilded carving, enameled iron alloy, fabrics, shellac (?), glass, alabaster, 19th c. (PNQ193A).
  • Table clock, marble, gilded copper alloy, enamel, iron alloy, without mechanisms, 18th c.(PNQ216).
  • Table clock, marble, gilded copper alloy, enamel, iron alloy, 18th c. (?) (MNAA M30/MNT 737)

Acknowledgements Parques de Sintra Monte da Lua, SA ~ Queluz National Palace ~ National Museum of Ancient Art

Detail of a table clock (MNAA M30/MNT 737), before the intervention.
Detail of a table clock (MNAA M30/MNT 737), after the intervention.
Detail of a table clock (MNAA M30/MNT 737), before the intervention.
Detail of a table clock (MNAA M30/MNT 737), after the intervention.
Table clock (MNAA M30/MNT 737), before the intervention.
Table clock (MNAA M30/MNT 737), after the intervention.
Detail of a table clock (PNQ193A), before the intervention.
Detail of a table clock (PNQ193A), after the intervention.
Detail of a table clock (PNQ193A), before the intervention.
Detail of a table clock (PNQ193A), after the intervention.
Table clock (PNQ193A), before the intervention.
Table clock (PNQ193A), after the intervention.
Detail of a table clock without mechanism (PNQ216), before the intervention.
Detail of a table clock without mechanism (PNQ216), after the intervention.
Table clock without mechanism (PNQ216), during intervention.
Table clock without mechanism (PNQ216), during intervention.
Table clock without mechanism (PNQ216), before intervention.
Table clock without mechanism (PNQ216), after intervention.