Rare "au Casque" Empire Clock
A very rare piece with unusual decoration and design.
Made entirely of bronze , covered with a beautiful finish of both matte and glossy mercury gilding.
The sculpture and engraving are of excellent quality—precise and very delicate.
Gilded bronze decoration featuring a dragon helmet adorned with a gilded headdress and a Medusa mask.
A small Eros appears to be emerging from the helmet ; he holds a bow and arrow.
The dial is made of white enamel, accompanied by beautiful, finely chiseled and crafted gilded hands.
The entire piece rests on a first base with movable legs , chiseled with channels and scrollwork, and at the center, a drapery pattern chiseled with swords.
The second base is adorned with friezes of quiver arcs and ribbon-wrapped arrows; in the center is Zeus’s thunderbolt, centered on a shield and a ram’s head; on the sides are friezes of palmettes.
From the Empire period; a French piece dating from around 1800.
This clock is in good original condition (unrestored).
The mechanism is in working order.
Height 33.5 cm
Width 31.5 cm
Depth 11 cm
Very fine quality ; a true clock for the collector / connoisseur.
Made entirely of bronze , covered with a beautiful finish of both matte and glossy mercury gilding.
The sculpture and engraving are of excellent quality—precise and very delicate.
Gilded bronze decoration featuring a dragon helmet adorned with a gilded headdress and a Medusa mask.
A small Eros appears to be emerging from the helmet ; he holds a bow and arrow.
The dial is made of white enamel, accompanied by beautiful, finely chiseled and crafted gilded hands.
The entire piece rests on a first base with movable legs , chiseled with channels and scrollwork, and at the center, a drapery pattern chiseled with swords.
The second base is adorned with friezes of quiver arcs and ribbon-wrapped arrows; in the center is Zeus’s thunderbolt, centered on a shield and a ram’s head; on the sides are friezes of palmettes.
From the Empire period; a French piece dating from around 1800.
This clock is in good original condition (unrestored).
The mechanism is in working order.
Height 33.5 cm
Width 31.5 cm
Depth 11 cm
Very fine quality ; a true clock for the collector / connoisseur.
4 600 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Consulat, Empire
Condition: En l'etat
Material: Bronze
Height: 33,5
Reference (ID): 1845526
Availability: In stock
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