Gilt Bronze Pendulum, Beehive Model, Allegory Of Love, Empire Period

Charming pendulum in finely chiseled and gilded bronze with shades of matte gold and burnished gold, a sign of quality, dial signed Morize, rue Saint Antoine N°906 Paris. It represents an allegory of love with Venus and Cupid equipped with his bow and his quiver filled with arrows. To the right of the dial, two silvered bronze doves on clouds and to the left, a hive with its bees; the dial rests on a support decorated with two winged Sphinxes. The rectangular terrace is decorated with a half-moon bas relief with a decoration of beehives and a love picking a rose. It rests on 4 claw feet enclosing a sphere. Wire movement revised in working order. Period: early 19th century around 1810 -1820 Height: 43 cm, width: 33 cm; depth: 12.5 cm Delivery by colissimo R --France: €35 EU: €70 other destinations: €140