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Important ormolu and patinated clock decorated...

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Important ormolu and patinated clock decorated with a figure of Mars, holding in one hand a parchment annotated "Marathon" and in the other his sword. He is seated on his throne with lions' feet containing the mechanism. The large shield on his side forming the dial. The base is in burnished bronze decorated with a laurel garland, the base with scrolls and shells. The dial signed "Ritter Aîné à Rouen". The movement is marked "médaille d'or Paris 1827". Restoration period. It is presented on a varnished wooden base with its important glass globe. H(total)_80 cm H(clock)_64 cm W(base)_60,5 cm D(base)_27 cm