Superb, fine quality early 19th century French Empire period gilt ormolu bronze and Marbre Vert ''Astronomie'' mantel clock after designs by Jean-André Reiche (1752-1817) in 1807. Surmounted by a seated figure of Urania, the daughter of Zeus and the goddess of astronomy and navigation, with a globe, books and an astral map. Fine ormolu frieze depicting a winged putti observing the heavens through a telescope. White enamel dial signed ''Tison ŕ Paris'' with Breguet moon hands. Eight day silk suspension movement. Marble block base and very fine quality feet. Beautiful example, well cast and chiselled with both matt and burnished mercury gilt bronze finishes. France, circa 1810.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 exten...