Object Description
An Empire style ormolu and malachite mantel clock by Denière
French, c.1820
Height 50cm, width 33cm, depth 14cm
Made in the early nineteenth century, not long after the First French Empire period, this excellent piece is a malachite and ormolu mounted malachite mantel clock with sculptural decoration, the movement of which is stamped for Denière and Gailleaux. Consisting of the ever-successful combination of malachite and gilt-bronze (the malachite of which is a later addition), it is made with clear Neoclassical influences, the dial (stamped for Denière and Gailleaux), is offset and mounted on one side by a leaning female figure and on the other by a small lyre at the clock’s base. The case is mounted on a rectangular base, with bands of ormolu friezes to decorate.