French Empire Gilded Mantel Clockcirca 1840 with standing female figure in classical dress modeled as clasping a letter to her chest while bending over a table of flowers supported by winged caryatids
French Empire Gilded Mantel Clockcirca 1840 with standing female figure in classical dress modeled as clasping a letter to her chest while bending over a table of flowers supported by winged caryatids the whole resting on a shaped burnished steel base with gilt metal ormolu mounts and front bas-relief plaque...