FALLOISE À PARIS   Ormolu mantel clock modelled with martial motifs, surmounted by Athena’s figure on a cannon. Enamel dial with Roman numerals. Weekly movement striking hours and half. France, 19th century. (h. cm 41) (defects and minor losses)   Note: This kind of mantel clock, typical of the First Empire, could bear Athena’s female figure as well as the male Mars figure. The couple often consisted of a clock and a barometer.

Estimate € 1,300 - 1,500

Sold € 2,200