A Charles X Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantle Clock
£13,000
A Charles X Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock. The dial signed 'Ritter Aîné à Rouen', The case surmounted by a seated figure of Mars...
Dimensions
Height: 80 cm (32 in)Width: 61 cm (25 in)
Depth: 27 cm (11 in)
Description
A Charles X Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock.
The dial signed ‘Ritter Aîné à Rouen’,
The case surmounted by a seated figure of Mars holding a scroll marked ‘Marathon’, seated on a cushioned throne with lion-paw feet, below him is a circular dial relief-cast with laurel and Roman numerals, all atop a spreading plinth with acanthus issuing a leaf-cast swag and supported on scroll decorated apron and feet, the dial signed ‘Ritter Aîné à Rouen’, the movement with original silk suspension and marked to the back ‘médaille d’or Paris 1827’
French, circa 1827
Date
Circa 1827
Origin
French
Medium
Gilt and Patinated Bronze