Image: Empire Mantel Clock, Apollo playing the Lyre (Clocks, Ref. 1619)

Empire Mantel Clock

signed: Dartois Fils à Paris

Apollo playing the Lyre

Paris, circa 1815

Gilt- and patinated bronze.

Height: 67 cm (26.4 inch) | Width: 41,5 cm (16.3 inch) | Depth: 17 cm (6.7 inch)

Ref No: 1619

Three-week duration, striking half and full hours. Dartois was, just like Galle, Ledure, Raviro and Thomire, one of the leading and most renowned bronziers of the early 19th century.