Bidspirit auction | Empire - Pendule, France, circa

Empire - Pendule, France, circa 181 - Empire - Pendule, France, circa 1810, gilded bronze, musician with lute, lyre, and music stand on the clock case, richly decorated with additional musical instruments and floral motifs, white enamel dial with black Roman and blackened Breguet hands, framed by a wreath of flowers; the base features putti with instruments and additional floral motifs, resting on guilloché discs; many edges with diamond-cut finish; the quality of the gilding is very good for its age; French round movement with half-hour disc striking mechanism on a bell; movement runs, 40 x 30 x 12 cm