308 - A mantel clock with dancers decoration, signed Janvier a Paris

A mantel clock with dancers decoration, signed Janvier a Paris dating: Second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: France, Made of bronze with fine pale gilding (mercury gilding?). At the centre, the dial with the movement housed within an element forming the soundbox of a lyre. Around it dance two figures, one male and one female, dressed in Spanish-style attire. The base decorated with a lyre in relief at the centre, surrounded by festoons and garlands, and resting on four feet. The figures are made of several elements, with a slight separation at the arm of one of the figures. The white ceramic dial signed "Janvier a Paris", showing minor signs of use and age. The mechanism at the back is fitted with an external pendulum. Completeness and working order of the movement needs to be verified. With key. Complete with a protective glass dome. In the typical style of the Restoration period.