Lot 406: A French Empire ormolu and verde antico sculptural mantel clock, Astronomy circa 1810

10-cm enamel dial with Arabic numerals signed Blanc Fils Palais Royale , Breguet hour hand, anchor movement with silk suspended pendulum and countwheel striking on a lacking bell , ormolu case surmounted by a classical lady with compasses and a sphere, the base with applied stars and a relief of cupid looking through a telescope, verde antico plinth raised on engraved turned feet

38cm. high.

This model was designed by Jean-André Reiche in 1809. Ottomeyer und Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, pp. 375.