French Empire Period Figural Goddess Ormolu Mantel Clock

Lot description

French Empire period bronze dore mantel clock, early 19th c., surmounted by an allegorical female figure, likely the Greek harvest goddess Demeter, holding butterfly and floral wreath, among sheathes of wheat and harvest motifs, centering engine-turned dial marked Malber a Paris, with Roman numeral hour markers, unmarked time-and-strike movement, silk suspension spring, rising on rectangular platform base, ending on cast feet, accompanied by pendulum and ill-fitting key, time movement observed operating, would likely benefit from a professional inspection to ensure accurate time-keeping, approx 14.5"h, 10.75"w, 4"d, 8.5lbs Provenance: Dallas, Texas: When the madness of collecting collides with connoisseurship