Mantelpiece depicting Ulysses seated on his spear,... Lot 304
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Mantelpiece depicting Ulysses seated on his spear, presented as a military hero after the fall of Troy
The dial formed by his shield, the zoomorphic feet formed by owls and snakes
The dial indicating the hours in Roman numerals
Chased bronze
Empire period (1804-1815)
H. 55 cm. L. 36 cm. D. 15 cm
An identical clock is in the V&A Museum (586-1908). Illustrated in Tardy, "La pendule française", Second part, 1969, P. 372.
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