A FRENCH EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK

FRENCH EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK,
the circular dial resting against a swimming dolphin with a figure of Arion surmount, the gilded circular dial with Roman numerals and two train eight day movement, on an oblong base with a wide frieze moulded in low relief with 'Arion's Rescue', on block supports decorated with a trident, 52cm high
Note: Although notable for his musical inventions Arion is chiefly remembered for his fantastic myth of his kidnapping by pirates and miraculous rescue by dolphins.
Provenance: The William Mowat-Thomson Collection

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