19ct mantel clock

Object discription

About '19ct mantel clock'

Mantel clock featuring Neoclassical design elements late 19ct France.

Material: The body made of white marble, adorned with finely detailed bronze or brass fittings.
Columns: Twisted columns with floral detailing support the sides, adding to the neoclassical aesthetic.
Decorations: Leaf motifs and floral garlands are seen around the base and top, in the French Empire or Louis XVI style.

Dial: Enamel with Arabic numerals, surrounded by a brass bezel. There is also a smaller outer ring of red numerals which likely indicates the calendar or a 24-hour format.
Hands: Ornate spade-style hands.
Winding Hole: Visible on the dial, indicating this is a mechanical clock, an 8-day movement.

Subject: A bronze or brass figure of a winged cherub or putto playing a flute.
Style: Renaissance or Baroque inspired. These types of figures were commonly used in decorative clocks during the Rococo Revival and Neoclassical periods.

Movement: The third image shows the internal mechanism, revealing the clock’s movement is made of brass. The number “4973” is visible, which might be a serial or model number.