A FRENCH BRONZE AND SIENA MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK

A FRENCH BRONZE AND SIENA MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK

RETAILED BY VERDIERE, PARIS, C.1825-30

the brass eight day movement with an outside countwheel, silk suspension and striking on a bell, on a gilt bronze dial with an engine turned centre inscribed 'VERDIERE RUE DAUPHINE A PARIS' and black Roman hours, the Siena marble body with bronze mounts and surmounted by a bronze bust of Napoleon, with a pendulum

51.2cm high, 21.3cm wide, 15.2cm deep