THE MOVEMENT BY GENTILHOMME

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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
The movement by Gentilhomme
The white Roman dial signed 'Gentilhomme à Paris', within a rectangular case decorated in relief with trophies of war and surmounted by crossed sword and axe in an oak and laurel wreath, flanked by the standing figure of the Roman general Marcus-Furius Camillus, on a rectangular plinth decorated with a plaque depicting a scene from his life, flanked by further military trophies, on paw feet
21 in. (53.5 cm.) high; 15½ in. (39 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

This ormolu clock celebrates Marcus Furius Camillus (d. 365 B.C.), general and statesman and one of the great heroes of the Roman Republic, who defeated the invading Celts and was the victor over the Etruscans in Veji in 396 B.C.. He became known as the second founder of Rome or the II Romulus and is shown in his Roman warrior uniform with his hand raised above his laurel-wreathed sword and axe, which rest on an altar.

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