Empire clock. France, ca. 1830

Empire clock. France, ca. 1830.
Gilt bronze and lacquered metal.
Dial signed "Gerard à Paris" in enamel with slight flaws.
Paris movement with half hour and hour chimes.
Precise review in the machinery.
It has pendulum.
Measurements: 40 x 17 x 12.5 cm.

Clock in the shape of a Medici vase from the Empire period, in whose main body is housed the white enameled dial with Roman numerals. Loops and garlands sheathe the belly, alternating with a variety of foliate elements. The whole piece is raised on a molded prismatic quadrangular base. The handles take the form of stylized swan heads. The Medici cup is named after the influential Florentine Medici family of Renaissance patrons.

A refined and representative piece of Parisian artistic watchmaking of the early 19th century, it combines technical excellence, sculptural imagination and a taste for the classic.