Clock. France, 19th century.

Clock. France, late 19th century.
Bronze.
Measurements: 62 x 34 x 17 cm.
A late 19th-century table clock (from the Napoleonic III period in France), featuring a classical female figure cast in patinated bronze resting on an elaborate black marble base with gilded details. This design is often part of sets known as mantelpiece sets and combines the precision clockmaking of the era with decorative sculptures inspired by mythological or allegorical motifs—an aesthetic widely popularized by French clockmakers and workshops such as Eugène Farcot and A.R. Guilmet.