Description
French Empire bronze mantel clock circa 1800-10astrolabe finial atop vase-form body with pinecone ornaments, centering gilt dial with Roman numerals and scrolling acanthus design, fitted with silk suspended sunburst pendulum, raised on pedestal and molded base; works impressed: FG/16.H16"
Literature: Niehuser, Elke. FRENCH BRONZE CLOCKS, 1700-1830. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1999. pp.55,...