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CIRCA 1810,
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU AND VERDE ANTICO MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK,
Circa 1810,
The arched top with grapevine surround above a seated figure of Orpheus playing the lyre and cupid and a pair of griffins flanking an urn, on a marble base with bun feet
18in. (45.7cm.) high, 9¼in. (23.5cm.) wide, 6in. (15.2cm.) deep
Circa 1810,
The arched top with grapevine surround above a seated figure of Orpheus playing the lyre and cupid and a pair of griffins flanking an urn, on a marble base with bun feet
18in. (45.7cm.) high, 9¼in. (23.5cm.) wide, 6in. (15.2cm.) deep
Literature
For identical examples see E. Niehüser, French Bronze Clocks: 1700-1830, p. 247, fig. 1046 and H. Ottomeyer and P. Pröschel, Vergoldete bronzen, 1986, p. 373, fig. 5.14.5.