CHIMBER CLOCK WITH PSYCHE FIGURE, France, Paris; case early 19th century; mechanism, Lemerle Charpentier, ca. 1870

Case: gilded and patinated bronze; 70 x 48 x 16.5 cm
On the pedestal, a relief depicting Aphrodite leading Eros and Psyche before Zeus and Hera; in the finial, a figure of Psyche supported by a rock with a built-in clock mechanism and an olive lamp
Mechanism with spring tension with pendulum regulator, hour and half hour beating system.
On the back plate of the mechanism stamped: LEMERLE CHARPENTIER | Fant DE BRONZES | 114 | PARIS; MEDAILLE DE BRONZE | J. Marti et Cie.
Engraved dedication: to Zosia and Bolek on their parents' wedding day 27-XII-1937
Exceptionally beautifully and carefully crafted object of high palatial quality.
Asking price 22000
Estimate 26000 - 28000