Mantel clock with a pair of candelabras

bronze, patinated and gilded casting, red marble, black marblite; height 58 cm; width 66.5 cm; depth 22 cm; candelabra height 78.5 cm.
France, circa mid-19th century.
Base on elongated rectangular plan, on bronze legs decorated with meander motif; edge of cornice accented with gilt bronze pearls.
Above, a seated figure of a man in Renaissance costume, with a globe in his lap; next to it, a pedestal with a built-in clock mechanism beating hours and half-hours; a dial with Roman hour division; an anchor entwined with a rope is leaning against the pedestal; on top - astronomical and navigational instruments among branches of laurel; attributes may indicate that the figure depicts Christopher Columbus.
Five-branched, six-light candelabra, on marble pedestals, with stems in the form of female figures in antique robes. Key and pendulum included. (After conservation and partial
reconstruction of the candelabra arms).