A FRENCH GILDED BRONZE FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK by Gerv
A FRENCH GILDED BRONZE FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCKby Gervais Durand, after a design by the Comtesse de Biencourt, Valentine de Chaponay (1838-1929), 1879 Originally conceived of by the Comtesse de Biencourt, this dramatic sculptural scene depicting a helmeted and winged Cupid astride a recumbent lion atop the clock face, which rests on the back of a […]
