Borne Clock Representing Anacreon Attributed to C. Galle Empire period

Large chased bronze ormolu clock on an Italian griotte marble base, depicting Anacreon in low relief, seated on a seat in the ancient Greek style, holding his lyre, a winged love at his side, and a wine cup on a stele to his right.
The sides are adorned with masks, crossed spears and Bacchus attributes,
The base is decorated with two griffins guarding the contents of the urn they are leaning against.
It stands on 4 flattened ball feet.
White enameled dial signed by Manière in Paris, framed by a frieze of grapevines and vine leaves.
The 8-day movement chimes the hours and half-hours, and is suspended by a wire.
Empire period, circa 1806 -1807.

The bronzes are attributed to Claude Galle (the decoration of leaning griffins is often repeated on clocks, particularly those by C. Galle). This model is also signed on the RAVRIO dial. The clock features swans instead of winged griffins.
ANACREON: Greek lyric poet of love and wine, who entertained men with his songs.

Manière for Charles Guillaume (known as Hautemanière after 1812), received his master's diploma in 1778 and installed the same year on rue du Four ST Honoré, then rue Prouvaires in 1781, rue mercier in 1789, rue Christine in 1806 and rue Bertin Poirée in 1810. Manière worked for the merchant DAGUERRE and collaborated with bronze-makers such as F.Vion, F. Rémond, P.P.Thomire , claude Galle...
Height: 46 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Depth: 15.5 cm

Condition report: clock in excellent condition with its original mercury gilding and patina, chased and gilded bronzes of remarkable workmanship, dial with tiny chips, rear bezel missing.

References
This beautiful early 1st Empire clock is identical to the one delivered on August 30, 1806 by Lepaute and placed in 1807 in the salon of Princess dElsa Bonaparte in Fontainebleau, still in place in 1810. The Château de Fonainbleau had a second, signed by the watchmaker Bailly.
Model listed in :
-Les pendules du Mobiler National by Marie - France DUPUY- BAYLET, éditions Faton page 66
- Vergoldete bronzen by Ottomeyer/ Prozchel tome I page 375
- Coutau-Bégarie sale May 29, 2018 lot 303 at Drouot dalle 5-6

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