Offered by Galerie Francesco De Rosa
Large Mantle Clock
"Au Temple d'Égypte"
In burnished bronze and finely chased and mercury-gilded bronze. White enamel dial with Roman hour numerals and Arabic minute numerals, signed Thomas à Paris.
Exquisite settings and appliques depicting a bull, sphinxes, a falcon, emblems of Horus and canopic jars, and the god
Osiris on the finial. France. Period: Directoire. Dimensions: H x W x D: 62.5 x 35 x 15 cm.
A similar model adorned the apartment of the King of Rome, son of Napoleon I and Marie-Louise.