MANTEL CLOCK. BRONZE, MARBLE. MODEL FROM LENOIR-RAVRIO, LOUIS-SATINSLAS. PARIS, FRANCE, CIRCA 1820.

Table clock, Apollo. Bronze, marble. Model of LENOIR-RAVRIO, Louis-Stanislas(1783-1846). Paris, around 1820. Table clock composed of a stepped rectangular base made of red veined marble and with gilt bronze elements of clear classicist influence (molding of architectural motifs, set of garlands and elements linked with lacework), and the clock face area, located on a pedestal with a step, placing, sitting on it, a patinated bronze figure representing the god Apollo (note the gilded bronze lyre that he holds in one hand). The dial, made of gilt bronze with different finishes, has Roman numerals, Breguet-type hands, and the inscription “L. RAVRIO BRONZIER / A PARIS”, relating to the creator of the bronzes in the work. Louis-Stanislas Lenoir-Ravrio (Paris, 1783-Ivry, 1846), adopted son of André-Antoine Ravrio (1759-1814), was one of the main bronzesmiths of his time (his father was also), and they worked together for a series of years (until 1814). He became part of his father's business, officially, in 1811, gaining great recognition for works in the Garde-Meuble and for his participation in International and National Exhibitions. Weight: 28kg

· Size: 43x16x62 cms.