"Empire/restoration Period Gilt Bronze Cock-hand Clock "
A gilt bronze Empire-Restoration period clock. This clock depicts a Roman soldier wearing a lion skin and carrying a standard. The soldier stands on an oval base adorned with a trophy of arms. In imperial iconography, lion skins are associated with the Praetorian Guard or the aquilifer – standard-bearer. Condition: even gilding, minute hand missing, balance cock movement untested