Empire Ormolu Mounted Black Marble Mantel Clock

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Circa 1815 Of architectural form, the black marble case adorned with a central lion-mask crest and a symmetrical arrangement of cornucopia and palmettes, the circular white enamel dial inscribed Etne. Mugnier with Roman numerals, pierced gilt-bronze hands in the form of stylized arrows terminating in a star, on stepped rectangular plinth adorned with gilt-bronze frieze panels with a basket flanked by rams. Height 18 3/4 inches (47,5 cm), width 9 3/4 inches (25 cm), depth 6 inches (15 cm). Etienne Mugnier opened his workshop near the Palais-Royal in Paris in 1786. He had been a student of renowned watch and clockmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet for well over a decade. He had extensive mechanical skills, making not only clocks and watches, but also automatons, and collaborated with bronze-makers to develop special clocks. The black marble with scattered staining, further on in good condition, no pendulum, no winding key. 品相： The black marble with scattered staining, further on in good condition, no pendulum, no winding key. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and our Organization shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available. Request a condition report