"Clock "water Fountain" Era Empire Izac"
Empire period clock circa 1810 signed on the dial "Izac Toulouse", clockmaker referenced in the Tardy, dictionary of French clockmakers. In mercury-gilded bronze with gold, very finely chiseled in an aquatic decoration such as, in the center, a fountain with a Bacchus head, the water pouring into a helmet, frieze on the facade of fish and decorated at the top with swans framing a flame. Two draped cherubs brandish a laurel branch, they frame the domed dial in white enamel. Hexagonal base resting on four round feet.Original mechanism without modification, wire suspension, striking of the hours and half-hour on an old bell.
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