Empire mantel clock, with a figure of Apollo and lyre, mounted on a music box in a wooden case
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1800-1825
An upright rectangular body supported on an oblong pedestal with projecting mahogany plinth on four knob feet, containing a musical box; two steel keys and a glass shade.
The clock consists of an enamelled dial-ring with a standing ormolu figure playing the lyre on one side representing Apollo; on the other is a sistrum. A French Empire mantel clock with a standing figure of Apollo holding a lyre and leaning on the clock case which contains the enamelled dial. The plinth, which contains a musical box, is decorated with applied ormolu swags. The clock rests on a mahogany stand and has an associated glass dome.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 23.3 in; Length 16 in; Width 5.9 in clock dimension of clock; Length 19.1 in stand; Width 9.6 in stand
- Materials and techniques
- Ormolu, enamel, mahogany
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O381409
- Museum object number
- M.67:1 to 4-1913
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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