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Rare and important "Etruscan" clock, in white Carrara marble and chased and gilded bronze (matte and bright gold), with a planisphere decor above the movement, underlined by sphinxes, scrolls and palmettes, supported by two patinated bronze sphinxes, topped with plumes, standing on small altars adorned with a pair of dragonflies drinking from a fountain and supported by four small claw feet, standing on a rectangular base on four small pedestal feet, adorned with a frieze of alternating pearls (small missing on one side at the back), Etruscan masks and a bas-relief depicting two goats tasting bunches of grapes in a basket.
Enameled dial, signed "Thiery à Paris", indicating hours in Roman numerals and minutes in Arabic numerals (minor restorations to the enamel); wire suspension.
Late Louis XVI period.
Good condition.
Ref: ZZ6EV6V7A3