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A chiseled and gilded bronze clock featuring an allegory of motherhood. The cradle rests on a pedestal under the watchful eye of the mother on one side and a smoking Athenian woman on the other. The enameled dial, signed “Grégoire à Paris,” is bordered by a frieze of heart-shaped rays and two tritons blowing trumpets. The base is adorned with friezes of ex-voto hearts and a central trophy set amid ivy and laurel foliage. It rests on small, tapered feet. Empire period. H. 36.5 cm - W. 33 cm - D. 11.5 cm (mechanism missing; signs of wear; damage and missing parts)