CA1108 Directoire Allegorical Clock of the Arts and Sciences

Late 18th/early 19th Century French Directoire period gilt bronze allegory of the Arts and Sciences mantel clock. Surmounted by a putto figure standing on a classical stool pointing at a sphere. The case decorated with symbols of science and the arts. Down swept base with high relief facia plaque depicting a putto drawing. On toupie feet. Early original eight day silk suspension.
See: Elke Niehueser ‘Die franzoesische Bronzeuhr' 1997 p.78 for a near identical clock. 

An identical clock with a very similar stone sphere sold in 2012 in Bonhams San Francisco.

H35.5cm h x W26.5cm w x D8cm
H14" x W10 1/2" x D3 1/8"