Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Clock: H 46 Cm

Important Louis XVI-style clock in finely chased and gilded bronze, featuring a particularly elegant and richly ornamented composition.
The enameled circular dial with blue Roman numerals and Arabic minute track is framed by a pearled frieze and surmounted by a spectacular covered urn decoration, foliate scrolls and floral garlands in the neoclassical taste of the late XVIIIᵉ century.

The architectural base rests on four projecting legs and is adorned with abundant finely worked scrolls, foliage, acanthus leaves and flower falls.
The clock is set with a bronze base.

The architectural base rests on four projecting feet and is adorned with an abundance of finely worked scrolls, foliage, acanthus leaves and flower falls.
The openwork scrolled sides bring a great deal of lightness to the ensemble and testify to high-quality decorative work.
The warm, luminous gilding highlights the finesse of the chasing.

The dial features two winding holes corresponding to a mechanical movement with hour and half-hour striking.
The openwork gilt bronze hands are of a refined design and perfectly in harmony with the style of the clock.
The set is accompanied by its key and balance wheel.

Very decorative, this clock perfectly illustrates the elegance of the Louis XVI repertoire revisited in the XIXᵉ century, in the spirit of the great Parisian productions of art bronziers.
It will naturally find its place in a classic interior, an amateur cabinet...

Good overall condition with light wear and small marks of time consistent with age.
Movement to be verified. Not tested.

Ideal as a mantelpiece, console or bookcase piece, this clock is a remarkable decorative object as much as a testament to the skills of French bronze and watchmakers.

It measures 46 cm in Height and 40 cm in Length