EMPIRE-STYLE FIGURE CLOCK, FRANC
Empire-style figure clock, France, circa 1800, seated lady reading, gilded bronze, a globe and a lyre next to the clock case, metal dial with Roman numerals, blackened Breguet hands, the base decorated with figures engaged in scholarly pursuits, French round movement with half-hour disc striking mechanism on a bell; the movement was running at the time of inspection, 51 x 38 x 12 cm
Empire-style figure clock, France, circa 1800, seated lady reading, gilded bronze, a globe and a lyre next to the clock case, metal dial with Roman numerals, blackened Breguet hands, the base decorated with figures engaged in scholarly pursuits, French round movement with half-hour disc striking mechanism on a bell; the movement was running at the time of inspection, 51 x 38 x 12 cm