Charles X Ormolu Figural Mantel Clock

Charles X Gilt Bronze Figural Mantle Clock, circa 1830, the circular silvered dial, with strike on bell movement, surmounted by a reclining Turkish woman seated on a tiger skin and b...

Charles X Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, circa 1830, the silvered dial with strike on bell movement, surmounted by a seated figure of Cleopatra writing to Mark Anthony, on a recta...

Charles X Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, circa 1830, the circular enamel dial with strike on bell movement, surmounted by a seated figure of a woman at her dressing table, on a re...

Charles X Gilt Bronze Figural Clock, circa 1830, the circular dial centered by a star, the movement strike on bell, surmounted by a seated muse resting on a globe, representing trave...

French ormolu mantel clock standing on a stepped base and resting on turned, chased feet with acanthus leaf decoration below a finely chased...

French Charles X Ormolu Mantel Clock Rounded arched pillared case with fine ormolu floral mounts, chased decoration to the pillars standing on a r...

A very pleasing early 19th century French gilded ormolu mantel clock, have a classical maiden standing in front of a mirror, with a pedestal supporting a vase of flowers. The white e...

This ormolu (gilt bronze) mantel clock is a stunning piece of design, which features beautiful neoclassical style low-relief decorations and three-dimensional sculptures. The clock takes the form of a tall rectangular case with a circular white enamel dial near its top. This dial features black Roman Numerals and the maker’s signature, ‘Robin/ à Paris’. The dial is displayed behind a glass lens within a foliate bezel. The case is decorated in its upper corners with rosettes, and in the lower section with a stylised depiction of a swan. The case is topped by a sculpture of a wreath, propped up on a roll of paper or parchment. To the left of the case, there is a full-length statue of a man who wears a classical robe and holds a mirror. A lyre leans against the right side of the case. The clock is set on a wide rectangular base which is decorated with a low-relief scene taken from the classical myth of Dido and Aeneas...