GILT BRONZE GRANDFATHER CLOCK, FRANCE, CIRCA 1840 Gilt bronze support pendulum clock, depicting the theme of love. Supported on a plinth base, adorned with a large pediment, the machine stands within a cippus structure, flanked by a putto holding a rose. On the ridge, a crater-shaped vase from Antiquity and a burning torch. Band dial centred by gilded bronze plate, Roman numerals for the hours, Breguet-style hands in burnished steel, pendulum movement with anchor escapement, hour and half-hour chime on bell, with part-wheel system. Watch to be serviced, pendulum present, key present. Dimensions: H 40 cm, W 29 cm, D 11 cm A GILT BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, FRANCE CIRCA 1840