A DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK
A DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK

CIRCA 1795

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A DIRECTOIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK
Circa 1795
The white-enamelled circular dial with Arabic and Roman chapters signed Paris, surmounted by Venus catching Cupid on an oblong stepped base cast in relief with winged griffins and putti, mounted with palmettes, on engine-turned feet
17in. (40cm.) high, 12in. (31cm.) wide