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THIS LOT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A NATIONAL TREASURE IN 2015 AND CONSEQUENTLY CANNOT LEAVE THE FRENCH TERRITORY. Mantelpiece including : A. Clock of terminal form in malachite veneer and chased and gilded bronze, decorated with palmettes, vases, acanthus leaves. The dial with indication of the hours and minutes and the movement are signed " Thomire &Cie & Moinet AINE Hger ". The lower part of the case is decorated with a frieze of griffins and palmettes. Signed : " Thomire a Paris ". Moinet Ainé, active rue de la Poterie from 1806 to 1820, then rue des Barres, until 1830 Around 1820-1830 (small accidents and missing malachite, missing the pendulum and the back of the clock) Height : 46,5 cm ; Width : 27 cm ; Depth : 20 cm B. Pair of Medici vases in malachite veneer and chased and gilded bronze, the handles decorated with acanthus leaves. They are decorated with garlands of laurel, gadroons and rest on a square base and pedestal. Attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire Around 1820-1830 (restorations, small missing parts) Height : 41 cm ; Width : 14,5 cm ; Depth : 14,5 cm According to a family tradition, this set was given by Tsar Alexander I during his visit to Madame du Cayla. Bibliography: "An evening in Haroué" Axelle de Gaigneron, in Connaissance des Arts, March 1977, n°301, reproduced page 68.