Null *IMPORTANT CEREMONIAL CLOCK WITH ALLEGORIES
In chased, gilded bronze, surmo…

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*IMPORTANT CEREMONIAL CLOCK WITH ALLEGORIES In chased, gilded bronze, surmounted by a cherub revealing, beneath a drape, a globe with Roman numerals, the hands embracing the shape of a snake, supported by clouds, the moving terrace resting a female figure and a male figure in the round, decorated with flowers and foliage scrolls. Remarkable work from the Napoleon III period. Signed inside: "Defreville". 65 x 71 cm (Worn gilding).

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*IMPORTANT CEREMONIAL CLOCK WITH ALLEGORIES In chased, gilded bronze, surmounted by a cherub revealing, beneath a drape, a globe with Roman numerals, the hands embracing the shape of a snake, supported by clouds, the moving terrace resting a female figure and a male figure in the round, decorated with flowers and foliage scrolls. Remarkable work from the Napoleon III period. Signed inside: "Defreville". 65 x 71 cm (Worn gilding).

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