A Directoire veined marble ormolu mounted striking mantel clock, the case on milled bun feet supporting the red marble plinth with berried vine mounts to the frieze, the red marble obelisks with ormolu beading and lion-mask-and-chain mounts on paw feet supported by similar marble plinths with military trophies and within chained balusters, the drum-head movement surmounted by a figure of Minerva, the white enamel Arabic dial well painted with floral swags and with pierced sunburst and lyre hands, the large twin going barrel movement with anchor escapement and silk suspended sunburst pendulum, outside countwheel strike on bell on backplate signed Liolane AParis

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A Directoire veined marble ormolu mounted striking mantel clock, the case on milled bun feet supporting the red marble plinth with berried vine mounts to the frieze, the red marble obelisks with ormolu beading and lion-mask-and-chain mounts on paw feet supported by similar marble plinths with military trophies and within chained balusters, the drum-head movement surmounted by a figure of Minerva, the white enamel Arabic dial well painted with floral swags and with pierced sunburst and lyre hands, the large twin going barrel movement with anchor escapement and silk suspended sunburst pendulum, outside countwheel strike on bell on backplate signed Liolane AParis
22¼in. (56.5cm.) high

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