Figural mantel clock - Empire schouwklok van gepatineerd en vuurverguld brons – 'De slapende Cupido' Empire - Ormolu, patinated - 1800-1850

Elegant Empire mantel clock, crafted from finely chiseled patinated and fire-gilded (mercury gilded) bronze. The clock is crowned by a depiction of the sleeping Cupid, lying on a classical resting bed.

The architecturally designed case is richly decorated with fluted pilasters, Greek meander bands, crossed arrows with intertwined snakes, winged griffins flanking a Medici vase and refined neoclassical ornaments.

The white enamel dial is signed Alexandre à Paris, a Paris clockmaker who was active in the early 19th century.

The clock is fitted with the original silk thread hanging mechanism (fil de soie) and strikes the hours and half-hours on a bell.

A refined and representative example of French decorative art from the Empire period, dating to about 1805–1810.
The photos form an integral part of the description. Our items can be viewed in Mora Antiques showroom in Bilzen - Hoeselt / Belgium.