Sunburst clock on jade plaque. 19th century, Qing dynasty.

Sunburst clock on jade plaque. 19th century, Qing dynasty.


  • Image Number: K1C009696N000000000PAC
  • Dynasty: Qing dynasty
  • Category: Jades
  • Function: Clothing and accessories
  • Material: Mineral/glass/tinted glass
  • Description:
    The round double needle Roman character wall clock takes the green jade as the chassis. The bell cover is a round arched glass cover with several rings of radial light around it. The outer circle of the disc center is inlaid with transparent and red polygonal cut glass, and the luster is like inlaying diamonds and natural gemstones. The metal light with staggered length is also embedded with transparent and red glass beads. The section is slightly different from the central ring. The clock face has L Vrard&Co., Tientsin&Peking, Made in France. 50. Vrard&Co. is a European watchmaker. Since the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty (the middle of the 19th century), it has successively set up a marketing base in Tianjin, Beijing, Shanghai and Hankou under the name of “Hendry Foreign Firm” to sell clocks and watches with Chinese market characteristics.

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图片[2]-Sunburst clock on jade plaque. 19th century, Qing dynasty.-China Archive
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