Fine quality early 19th century French Empire gilt bronze ormolu ''borne'' shaped mantel clock with a beautiful central cartouche relief depicting Cronos the god of time striding forward with his scythe and hour glass. Superbly cast and chased classical designed edges. White porcelain face signed ''Déniere Fab(bricant) de bronzes à Paris'' with Breguet hands. 8 day silk suspension movement. Déniere is recorded working on the Rue Turenne in 1812 and the Rue d''Orléans in 1820 in Tardys ''Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français''. French, circa 1815.Based in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock covers all aspects of this period and decorative antiques influenced by the period. We constantly source new, beautiful items a...