A white marble, gilded bronze, and black-patinated cantileve - Lot 297

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A white marble, gilded bronze, and black-patinated cantileve - Lot 297
A white marble, gilded bronze, and black-patinated cantilever clock, featuring a “Return from Egypt” motif of sphinxes, an eagle clutching a serpent in its talons at the base, and Egyptian-style drapery. The white enamel dial features Roman numerals for the hours; the base has a palmette frieze and rests on four spindle-shaped feet. Mechanical movement with key-winding mechanism. (No guarantee of functionality) Dated to the late 18th–early 19th century. Gilded wooden base. H. 63 cm - W. 44 cm - D. 12 cm (No pendulum; enamel missing from the dial) A similar clock is housed at the Museum of the Panorama of the Battle of Borodino in Moscow. Model referenced in *Encyclopédie de la pendule française* by Pierre Kjellberg, page 199
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