French, Louis XVI style, gilt bronze and alabaster mantle clock

Item 1139 Delicately cast bronze, crowned with two seated cherubim, one holding grapes and the other a triangle; the clock's face surmounted by a Bacchic mask, flanked by ram's heads and ornamental, flowering trees; the whole mercury gilded and liberally adorned with acanthus leaves and resting upon an alabaster base and highly stylized, toupee feet. First half of the 19th century. 13" wide by 14" high Similar Antiques Related Antique Furniture Clocks & Barometers, Fireplace Mantels & Accessories, Louis XVI, French, French Formal, 19th century, Gilded

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