A French Empire chariot pendulum clock

A French Empire chariot pendulum clock Ormolu, bronze, white enamel dial, blued metal hands. 14-day running movement with thread suspension and half-hourly striking on a bell. Cast in several parts and mounted. Large mantle clock with an oblong base on fasces bundle supports. Surmounted by a classical chariot drawn by two rearing horses, the drawbar held by a lion, and driven by figures of Telemachos and Athena. Signed "LHOEST FG. ST. HONORE" on the dial. In restored, fully functional condition. H 45.5, W 48.5, D 11.5 cm. Paris, around 1810, the bronzes attributed to Jean-André Reiche.

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H 455 × B 485 × D 115 mm