Attractive movement-shaped "mantel" clock in very finely chased and gilded bronze, with neoclassical decor featuring a flowering vase, foliate scrolls, laurel branches, piasters, interlacing and a foliate mask. The movement and dial are signed BIESTA A PARIS. The dial indicates the hours in Roman numerals and the minutes in Arabic numerals. Jean BIESTA. Master in 1759 Paris. Transitional period, Louis XV - Louis XVI H_39 cm W_23 cm D_16 cm Chip to the enamel on the dial.

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