A fine French Empire ormolu urn mantel clock, Angevin A Paris, circa 1800

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Name
A fine French Empire ormolu urn mantel clock, Angevin A Paris, circa 1800
Measurements
Height: 26 cm, Diameter: 22 cm
Reference
GUDA30088
Techniques
Cast, Chiseled, Engraved, Shaped
Colors
Red, Green, Gold, White, Black
Categories
Decorative Arts Clocks Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Periods
18th Century Antique
Origins
France
Description
9.5-cm enamel dial with Roman numerals signed Angevin A Paris and fine ormolu hands, 8-day spring driven movement with anchor escapement and silk suspended pendulum, countwheel half hour striking on a bell, finely cast and chiseled gilt bronze case shaped as an urn, surmounted by a gallery of arches on a stiff leaf border, drum case with cable mounts, the sides with high reliefs of discus throwers and at the back a caduceus (staff of Mercury), the base with a fine pierced leaf ornament over a finely engraved rim surmounted on claw feet.
 

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