Louis XVI Antique French Gilt Bronze Lapis and 50 similar items

Hello dear buyer i am offering a piece from my collection French sculptor Etienne-Maurice Falconet (1716-1791) is the inspiration for this beautiful, sumptuous mantel clock. His clock, crafted in the late 18th Century and now on display at the Louvre Museum, caused such a stir when it was exhibited over 100 years later, at the Great Exhibition in Paris in 1900 that one reviewer claimed that it "attracted so much admiration from the crowds gathered around that the pressure was sufficient at times to endanger its safety." As well as this famed 'Three Graces' clock, Falconet was also acclaimed as a sculptor working across the Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical styles. He worked as a modeller for the Sevres Porcelain Manufactory, and helped to popularise the figural table decorations which accompanied some of their most important dinner services. This clock is a fabulous 19th Century model of Falconet's original, and is most notable for the full length female figures which adorn it, which together represent the Three Graces (youth, mirth, and elegance) of Roman mythology. On Falconet's clock, these were completed in white marble; here, they are opulently finished in gilt bronze. The clock case itself takes the form of a vase with a 'cercle tournant' enamel dial, mounted with gilt bronze garlands and surmounted by a gilt bronze finial. The rectangular base of the clock is further decorated with a Classical style gilt bronze relief panel. The clock is veneered in lapis lazuli, a rich blue gemstone which has been highly prized since antiquity. Dimensions: Height: 24.81 in (63 cm)Width: 10.44 in (26.5 cm)Depth: 10.44 in (26.5 cm) * Ready to ship in 1?3 business days shipping i do ship worldwide by registered mail with traking number shipping time tokes up to 1-3 business days. * return policy I check each product myself and only sell the best quality products anyway If you are not satisfied with it first, please contact me and I will do what pleases you In its original packaging and provided that the item is in its original condition as received Feel free to contact me and I will do everything I can to make you feel good feedback i give immediate positive feedback for buyer as soon as payment is received for the purchase in any case of problem contact me right away leaving feedback so i will do my very best to resolve any problem and to make you satisfied * Thank you for shopping