Skeleton lyre clock in gilt and chased bronze,... Lot 244

Skeleton lyre clock in gilt and chased bronze, the enamelled dial showing the hours and minutes in Arabic numerals, signed DEVERBIE RUE HARET / AU MARAT N°483, underlined by a frieze of enamel beads alternating with trefoil and shield motifs, surrounded by laurel branches, resting on two goat hocks, a navette-shaped marble base and toupie feet. Late 18th century - Consulate period, circa 1800 H: 43 cm. (missing balance wheel)