GILDED AND PATINATED BRONZE GRANDFATHER CLOCK WITH POET AND MAIDEN, FRANCE CIRCA 1850 Gilded and patinated bronze case with important, richly decorated plinth, in the centre, the clockwork is enclosed in a naturalistic rock, surmounted by a poet and a maiden. Silver-plated metal dial with Roman numerals for the hours, Breguet-style hands, movement with wire suspension, half-hour strike on bell. H. 46 cm, W. 35 cm, D. 11 cm. A GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE PENDULUM CLOCK, WITH POET AND GIRL, FRANCE 1850 CA