Important ormolu clock featuring Diana the Huntress with her bow, her dog and a bird. The base features a bas-relief frieze of a stag hunting scene with two figures, on the sides two applied motifs of a hunting trophy surmounted by a flying hawk, the projecting base with a frieze of palmettes on six feet. Wire movement (operation not verified, enamel skip on the dial) (a defect on one foot, missing the crescent moon on Diana's head and the quiver) Empire period. DIM: 55cm x 59cm x 22cm

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