19th Century French Ormolu Bronze Mantel Clock Depicting Madonna with Cross

Our French ormolu bronze mantel clock, circa 1838, is entitled "Le Roi Louis Philippe saigne sa propre main & rappelle à la vie le courrier de cabinet Werner tombé de cheval sous les...

Our mantel clock and candelabra with silvered, gilt and cloisonne enamel surfaces in the French Japonisme style dates from the 1870s and is in good condition. Attributed to the influ...

Our exceptional pair of gilt bronze Empire period sconces, circa 1810, feature the patinated figures of neoclassical females holding two candle arms with drapery motif, standing upon...

Our patinated bronze, La Tragédie, after the French sculptor, Francisque Duret (1804-1865) measures 37.5 in (95 cm) and is in good condition, with a warm green-tinted brown patina. Originally sculpted in marble, La Tragédie and La Comédie were commissioned by the Théâtre Français in 1851. Residing in Salle Richelieu, part of the Palais-Royal complex in Paris, it is the oldest continually operating theater company in the world. Marbles of La Tragedie and La Comedie also reside in the collection of the Musée des Augustins in Toulouse, as seen in our photo. The artist was the son of the accomplished sculptor, François-Joseph Duret...

An Allegorical gilt bronze French Empire clock Depiction Clio, the the Greek Muse of History and Music. Clio is shown here sitting on the clock plinth playing her harp. To the left of the clock dial are placed wreaths, and a plaque with the names of Roman Poets “Pline”, “Homere”, “Tasse”, and “Virgile”. The lower section of the clock is decorated with a large mount and a relief of Apollo. The finely chased and gilt bronze clock has its original movement. The white enamel dial signed Boileau a Paris, with its silk string suspension system ringing the hours and halfs on a bell. An identical clock sitting on a white and gilt console...

Following a model by early 19th century Paris sculptor and bronzier Pierre-Philippe Thomire, and showcasing many of the neoclassical design elements common to the Empire Style popula...

A fine Empire period mantel clock with bun feet raising a rectangular base with a central portrait of Bacchus flanked by exquisitely chiseled motif of swirling foliage surmounted by a figure of the goddess Ceres grasping in her lowered hand a wreath woven with foliage and berries while in her garment she collects a bountiful harvest; she rests beside the clock tower with a framed lens opening to access the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals inscribed Etn. Tavernier set with Breguet style hands, raising an urn filled with fruits of the soil; against the tower rest the implements of labor, a shovel and flat rake. The movement is engraved "B". A significant clock movement maker, Etienne Tavernier (French, 1756-1839) is listed in Tardy's horology reference as working closely with the house of Abraham-Louis Breguet as well as providing clock movements...

French Empire Gilt Bronze Figural Clock, circa 1840, surmounted by a seated woman resting on a cushion, and holding a dove, circular white enamel dial, the movement strike on bell, o...