EMPIRE PERIOD CLOCK In chased and gilt bronze, the dial signed "Lépine h.er de l'Impératrice" inscribed in a case surmounted by a bust of Socrates and flanked by a warrior in the antique style, resting on a sea-green marble base encircled by a frieze decorated with palmettes and stylised lotus leaves, the claw feet. H. 57 cm (22 ½ in.) l. 50 cm (19 ¾ in.) An Empire gilt-bronze mantel-clock