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Empire clock. France, ca. 1810. Gilt bronze. Paris movement. Half hour and hour chimes. With its key and pendulum. The dial has slight flaws in the silvering. The machinery needs to be overhauled. It shows wear and marks of use. Measurements: 47 x 30 x 10 cm. French table clock of Empire style and period. It is made of gilded bronze, with a sculptural concept typical of this time. It is a piece of classical aesthetics, with base decorated with classical scenes in bas-relief as a frieze. Above it rises a figure in round bulk representing a muse with a sheep. All these elements rest on the clock case. The dial has Roman numerals in black with breguet type hands and is bordered by a garland of flowers, in turn surrounded by baskets with fruit and newt heads on the sides.

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Empire clock. France, ca. 1810. Gilt bronze. Paris movement. Half hour and hour chimes. With its key and pendulum. The dial has slight flaws in the silvering. The machinery needs to be overhauled. It shows wear and marks of use. Measurements: 47 x 30 x 10 cm. French table clock of Empire style and period. It is made of gilded bronze, with a sculptural concept typical of this time. It is a piece of classical aesthetics, with base decorated with classical scenes in bas-relief as a frieze. Above it rises a figure in round bulk representing a muse with a sheep. All these elements rest on the clock case. The dial has Roman numerals in black with breguet type hands and is bordered by a garland of flowers, in turn surrounded by baskets with fruit and newt heads on the sides.

Estimate 2 000 - 2 500 EUR
Starting price 700 EUR

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