GILDED BRONZE MERCURY STANDING CLOCK, FRANCE, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY A gilded and finely decorated bronze standing pendulum clock, depicting Allegory of the Arts. To the left of the clock, enclosed in a cippus structure, stands a statue of a young girl, probably one of the Muses. On the right, on the other hand, we find the torch of Ingenuity and the instruments of the Arts. Gilded bronze dial with Roman numerals, Breguet-style hands, movement with wire escapement, hour and half-hour strike on bell, pendulum and key present. Watch to be overhauled. H 46 cm, W 34 cm, D 12 cm A GILT BRONZE TABLE CLOCK, FRANCE, FIRST QUARTER OF 19TH CENTURY