Table clock. France, Napoleon III, ca. 1880. In... Lot 38

Table clock. France, Napoleon III, ca. 1880. In patinated and chiseled bronze. With Belgian marble plaques. With pendulum and key. Signed "H.Riondet". It shows wear on the dial and faults in the marble. Measurements: 51 x 37 x 16,5 cm. French table clock from the Napoleon III period. On a plinth that combines plates of Belgian marble marbled and in black, rests a sculpture in patinated bronze worked in round bulk. It represents a lady of Ancient Rome. She wears a draped tunic and her hair is curled. The clock face, in white enameled porcelain, has Roman numerals.