Empire Period Gilt And Patinated Bronze Republican Calendar Vase Pendulum

Vase clock with Republican calendar* signed Marteau fils in Rouen Vase clock simulating a bronze shield with green patina and mercury-gilded bronze with applied palmette decoration, the sides are decorated with a ram's head in gilded bronze, it is topped with an oak acorn. Large movement inserted in the center of the clock. Large white enamel dial with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the date of the month, it is signed Marteau fils in Rouen. the hands are in chiseled and gilded bronze. the month hand in blued steel. the clock with square base rests on 4 feet in chiseled and gilded bronze. The movement with Republican calendar* (all months of the year have thirty days) with a running time of 8 days, with striking of the hours and half-hours works perfectly. The suspension is by wire. The clock retains its original mercury gilding and its green patina without wear in an exceptional condition Model reproduced in many documentations Height: 40 cm, width: 21 cm, depth. 11 cm, base: 12.2 cm x 11 cm, Condition report: the whole is in remarkable condition the clock is preserved in its original condition, The dial has a tiny accident at the level of a winding hole. the bronzes are finely chiseled and gilded with mercury in matt and shiny it is complete with its pendulum, gong and key. * the republican calendar, celebrates the birth of the 17th French republic on September 22, 1972, the use of this calendar persisted under the empire until 1806. the indication, on the clocks, of the date of the day in Arabic numerals was constant