French Empire bronze mantel clock circa 1800-10 astrolabe 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. (Good condition) H16″
*Literature: Niehuser, Elke. FRENCH BRONZE CLOCKS, 1700-1830. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1999. pp. 55, 61 and 265.
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