Gilt bronze terminal clock flanked by the figure of Homer an - Lot 242

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Gilt bronze terminal clock flanked by the figure of Homer an - Lot 242
Gilt bronze terminal clock flanked by the figure of Homer and his dog, in patinated gilt bronze, playing the lyre with his dog at his feet. The round white enamel dial with black painted Roman numerals is signed "Chopin à Paris". It stands on a rectangular sea-green marble base with claw feet decorated with an ormolu and chased frieze depicting confronting griffins on either side of a central lyre, framed by foliage and flowers. Empire period - Early 19th century Height : 53 cm - Width : 40 cm - Depth : 19 cm (the lyre is missing) Bibliography * A similar clock is illustrated in Encyclopédie de la pendule française du Moyen Age au XXe siècle by Pierre Kjellberg p. 404
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