"Antique Ormolu Empire Pendulum. The Love Letter."
Large Empire clock in gilded bronze depicting the love letter. Attributed to François-Louis Savart (1780-1828). The scene depicts a beautiful young woman sitting on a mantel clock, with in her hands an oval frame with the image of her beloved. On the side and bottom of it are all sorts of symbolic attributes of the Empire. High quality clock. Literature: Ottomayer / Pröschel - Vergoldete Bronze Page 377 Fig.5.15.13 Elke Niehüser. French bronze clocks. Cover & Page 120 Fig.193 & 194 Paris, circa 1810 
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