Empire ormolu clockAn ormolu clock finely chiseled, surmounted by an allegory of Love. Cupid standing behind a young female figure in drapery writing "On t'aime et on te fuit". The mechanism between four columns is richly decorated with laurel, an ewer and a flaming tripod. The rectangular base is ornate with a frieze representing a putto playing with three musicians. Circa :1810 Dim: W: 15 in - D: 5,1in - H: 20,1in. Dim: L:38cm, P:13cm, H:51cm. Bibliography:
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