A large Louis XVI statuary marble and gilt bronze mantel clock. The model known as “L’Etude a et la Philosophie,” the figures after Boizot and the gilt bronze attributed to Francois Remond, the 6.5 inch dial with Arabic numerals and date markings in red, a splayed eagle surmount with the two patinated figures on either side, in the centre a panel of cupid with the dove, the shaped marble base with frieze mounts and on original knurled feet.

Signed Sauvage a Paris (Maitre 1779).

French, Paris

C.1785

Width: 27.25 ins (69 cms)

Height: 20.5 ins (52 cms)