Lot 111
111
An Empire style ormolu and verde antico marble mantel clock
An Empire style ormolu and verde antico marble mantel clock

LATE 19TH CENTURY

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An Empire style ormolu and verde antico marble mantel clock
Late 19th Century
Modelled as Cupid on his dog-driven chariot, the wheel formed as a dial with Roman chapters and twin-train movement, inscribed Sirost/Paris, on a shaped base cast with doves, arrows, amorini and drapery, on toupie feet
21 in. (53.5 cm.) high; 22 in. (56 cm.) wide

Lot Essay

This clock is modelled after several early 19th Century examples, one of which, inscribed 'L'Amour conduit par la Fidelité', is illustrated in P. Kjellberg, La Pendule Française, Paris, 1997, fig. D, p. 418.

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