Empire-period Gilded Bronze Clock: Apollo With A Lyre

Empire-style clock (early 19th century) in chiseled bronze gilded with ground gold.
​This piece, featuring high-quality chiseling, displays an allegorical design rich in mythological symbols:
​Main subject: On the left side, a winged young man (Apollo) draped in the classical style, holding an arrow.
​Top: Crowned by a finely executed lyre, flanked by a butterfly and winged attributes.
​Right side: A richly ornamented quiver standing upright and a small gilded bronze Medici vase.
​Front of the base: A superb gilded bronze bas-relief depicting two butterfly-like cupids/putti working the earth (one reaping wheat, the other pushing a cart of fruit and harvest), symbolizing fertility or Summer.
​Dial: White enamel with Roman numerals for the hours, bearing the clockmaker’s signature at the bottom of the dial (“Lucin / Rue des 2 Ponts No. 14 in Paris”). The border features a rich garland of flowers and sunflowers.
​Base: Rests on four guilloché onion-shaped feet in gilded bronze.

Complete movement with its wire pendulum