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For Collectors and Connoisseurs - Antique French Mantel Clock - Made of gilded bronze (Ormolu or Dore bronze), adorned with the figure of Urania, one of the nine muses in Greek mythology, daughters of Zeus, king of the gods, and Mnemosyne, goddess of memory, and companions of Apollo, god of beauty and the arts. Urania was the muse of astronomy and astrology. She is usually depicted holding or leaning on a globe, from the French Restoration period (Charles 10th) or the early reign of Louis Philippe, Created circa 1824-1848 Includes pendulum and key, mechanism stamped with an unidentified manufacturer's mark, Working condition not checked, Width (depth from front to back): 13 cm, Base length: 34 cm, Height: 46 cm.