Alfred Daguet
“Dandelion” Clock
1903
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Alfred Daguet
“Dandelion” Clock
1903
Physical Qualities
Copper alloy, wood, glass, moonstones and replacement clock hands, 16 1/4 × 9 1/4 × 4 in. (41.3 × 23.5 × 10.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Charlotte B. Filbert Bequest Fund
Object Number
2024.279
Moonstones and glass shimmer at the center of dandelions blooming on this clock and two vases. Alfred Daguet hand-hammered these designs into sheets of copper, added natural stones and glass imitations, and shaped the metal around a wooden form. Crafted in a workshop above one of the most stylish galleries in Paris, Siegfried Bing’s L’Art Nouveau, Daguet’s handmade works value individuality in an age increasingly interested in industrial reproduction.
Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2024; Galerie Fledermaus, Chicago, IL by purchase, 2020; Rossini Auction House, Paris, France, November 26, 2020, sale no. V1912
Artist
Alfred Daguet
born 1875; died 1942; active Paris, France
born 1875; died 1942; active Paris, France
Meet Alfred Daguet
On View: Cone Wing, Gallery 5
