Wall Clock. Gilt Bronze. France, 19th Century.

Wall clock. Gilt bronze. France, 19th century.
Gilt bronze wall clock of the so-called "cartel" type due to its shape, with Parisian movement and a white dial with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals every five minutes. Surrounding a body with openwork panels, it features a garland decoration based on ribbons and architectural and plant elements in a decidedly classical style, an influence also found in the upper vase-shaped finial and in the lower mask placed on a plant motif. This is a fairly popular model within the French school, since similar cases are known in private collections dating from the last third of the 18th century. The shape of the upper vase and the front garlands varies especially in later examples (made both in the first half of the 19th century and during the reign of Napoleon III).
Weight: 9 kg. - Dimensions: 30x10x66 cm