{"id":9371,"date":"2022-06-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/?p=9371"},"modified":"2024-04-23T14:16:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T12:16:56","slug":"most-beautiful-clocks-from-the-french-empire-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/en\/most-beautiful-clocks-from-the-french-empire-period\/","title":{"rendered":"Most beautiful clocks from the French Empire period"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here we present the most remarkable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/en\/collections\/french-empire-mantel-clocks\/\"><strong>mantel clocks<\/strong> of <strong>French Empire<\/strong> period<\/a>. Often made of gilt bronze, marble and other noble materials, they bear important testimony to a decade of splendour in the French decorative arts under Napoleon Bonaparte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Napoleon was proclaimed \u201cEmperor of the French\u201d on May 14, 1804, France entered a new era that is commonly known as the French Empire (1804-1815). During this period, the decorative arts &#8211; and horological creations in particular &#8211; reached new heights, giving rise to what we today call the \u201cEmpire\u201d style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This artistic presentation of political power was inspired by Parisian Neoclassicism. By the mid 18th century, the aesthetic dogmas that had prevailed in the decorative arts, both in Paris and in Europe, were coming into question. Abandoning previous iconography, the clocks of the French Empire embraced new forms and subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chariot Clock&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The chariot motif was rarely used in Parisian clocks prior to the <strong>French Empire<\/strong> period. This was no doubt due to the difficulty 18th century clockmakers found in incorporating the <strong>movement<\/strong> and <strong>dial<\/strong> in the model. This difficulty was overcome by clockmakers of the early <strong>19th century<\/strong>, who placed their dials in the chariot wheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often made of ormolu <strong>gilt bronze<\/strong>, these chariots are driven by classical divinities. The composition and details are directly inspired by ancient authors, and particularly by Ovid\u2019s <em>Metamorphoses<\/em>. The best-known models of chariot clocks in the <strong>French Empire<\/strong> period are those with Diana, Venus, Apollo and Juno.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule324-01_BD_MAIL-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"french empire mantel clock\" class=\"wp-image-9474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule324-01_BD_MAIL-scaled.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule324-01_BD_MAIL-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule324-01_BD_MAIL-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule324-01_BD_MAIL-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule324-01_BD_MAIL-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule324-01_BD_MAIL-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule324-01_BD_MAIL-2048x1638.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule324-01_BD_MAIL-580x464.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule324-01_BD_MAIL-200x160.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule324-01_BD_MAIL-2000x1600.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"> <em>Fig. 1 \u2013 &#8220;Juno&#8217;s chariot&#8221; mantel clock, movement signed \u201cL\u00e9pine \u00e0 Paris\u201d, the bronze mounts by Pierre-Ange Adrien&nbsp;Thibaut. Paris, French Empire period, circa 1800-1805. The Parnassia Collection. <\/em>\u00a9 La Pendulerie \u2013 Agence&nbsp;Phar&nbsp; <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The most successful examples always came from the workshops of the finest bronziers of the time. Among these bronze casters, one should mention Antoine-Andr\u00e9 Ravrio (1759-1814), Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1757-1843), and Claude Galle (1759-1815).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/APF_Pendule162_01-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"french empire mantel clock\" class=\"wp-image-9476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/APF_Pendule162_01-scaled.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/APF_Pendule162_01-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/APF_Pendule162_01-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/APF_Pendule162_01-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/APF_Pendule162_01-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/APF_Pendule162_01-1536x1096.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/APF_Pendule162_01-2048x1461.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/APF_Pendule162_01-2000x1427.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><em>Fig. 2 \u2013 <meta charset=\"utf-8\">\u201cDiana\u2019s chariot\u201d Mantel clock, the bronze mounts attributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/en\/artists\/andre-antoine-ravrio\/\">Antoine-Andr\u00e9 Ravrio<\/a>. Paris, French Empire&nbsp; period, circa 1805-1810. An identical example was delivered in 1808 to Napoleon\u2019s brother Louis&nbsp;Napoleon, king of Holland. <\/em>\u00a9 La Pendulerie \u2013 Agence Phar&nbsp; <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>These beautiful chariot clocks, truly fashionable pieces during the French Empire period, were indispensable in every aristocratic interior whose owners wished to assert their good taste. Many of them were destined for the most prestigious personalities of the imperial court, and particularly members of the Bonaparte family.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/en\/collections\/19th-century-french-clocks\/ravrio-p232\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule346-01_HD_WEB-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"french empire mantel clock\" class=\"wp-image-9478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule346-01_HD_WEB-scaled.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule346-01_HD_WEB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule346-01_HD_WEB-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule346-01_HD_WEB-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule346-01_HD_WEB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule346-01_HD_WEB-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule346-01_HD_WEB-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule346-01_HD_WEB-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule346-01_HD_WEB-2000x1333.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Fig. 3 &#8211; \u201cVenus\u2019s chariot with Paris\u201d mantel clock, the bronze mounts attributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/en\/artists\/andre-antoine-ravrio\/\">Antoine-Andr\u00e9 Ravrio<\/a>. Paris, French Empire period, circa 1810. An identical example with a green marble base belonged to Napoleon\u2019s mother, Madame M\u00e8re, and is now in the ch\u00e2teau de Malmaison; another example stood in the Elys\u00e9e Palace for Napoleon\u2019s sister Caroline Bonaparte between 1806 and 1808, and then for the Emperor, until 1814. <\/em>\u00a9 La Pendulerie &#8211; Agence Phar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mention must of course be made of the masterpiece created by Thomire on the theme of Apollo\u2019s chariot. These were undoubtedly the most majestic mantel clocks created during the French Empire. They were so spectacular that the sovereigns of Europe rushed to Paris to commission at least one example for their palaces. Some of these can still be seen in European royal collections, the most famous being those displayed in Buckingham Palace, Madrid\u2019s Palacio Real and the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule296-02_HD_WEB-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"french empire mantel clock\" class=\"wp-image-9480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule296-02_HD_WEB-scaled.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule296-02_HD_WEB-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule296-02_HD_WEB-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule296-02_HD_WEB-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule296-02_HD_WEB-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule296-02_HD_WEB-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule296-02_HD_WEB-2048x1638.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule296-02_HD_WEB-580x464.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule296-02_HD_WEB-200x160.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule296-02_HD_WEB-2000x1600.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Fig. 4 \u2013 \u201cApollo travelling through the Zodiac\u201d mantel clock, by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/en\/artists\/pierre-philippe-thomire\/\">Pierre-Philippe Thomire<\/a>. Paris, French Empire period, circa 1805. <\/em>\u00a9 La Pendulerie &#8211; Agence Phar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Egyptomania Clocks&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Napoleon\u2019s expedition to Egypt in 1798 made great contributions to the development of archaeology. That expedition was the driving force behind the Egyptology movement in Europe; it gave rise to a frenzy of artistic creations imitating the civilisation of ancient Egypt, commonly called \u201cEgyptomania\u201d or \u201cretour d\u2019\u00c9gypte\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contribution of important personalities during this period, was equally crucial to the spread of the new fashion. Among them was Dominique Vivant Denon, who had the privilege of accompanying Napoleon to Egypt. After returning to Paris, in 1802 he became the first director of the Louvre and published a monumental volume made up of the notes he had taken during the trip &#8211; <em>Voyage dans la Haute et Basse \u00c9gypte<\/em>. This volume provided artists with a seemingly endless source of inspiration for Egyptomania designs during the French Empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the best-known Egyptomania clock models is attributed to British decorator Thomas Hope, who published the sketch for it in his <em>Household Furniture and Interior Decoration Executed from Designs by Thomas Hope<\/em> in 1807. However, all examples of this model were actually made in France, and usually bear usually the signatures of \u201cMesnil\u201d and \u201cRavrio\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/en\/collections\/antique-marble-mantel-clocks\/mesnil-ravrio-p240\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule337-01_HD_WEB-717x1024.jpg\" alt=\"french empire mantel clock\" class=\"wp-image-9482\" style=\"width:749px;height:1070px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule337-01_HD_WEB-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule337-01_HD_WEB-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule337-01_HD_WEB-105x150.jpg 105w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule337-01_HD_WEB-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule337-01_HD_WEB-1075x1536.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule337-01_HD_WEB-1433x2048.jpg 1433w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule337-01_HD_WEB-1400x2000.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>Fig. 5 \u2013 The \u201cThomas Hope\u201d model mantel clock, movement signed \u201cMesnil\u201d, gilt and patinated bronze, attributed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/en\/artists\/andre-antoine-ravrio\/\">Andr\u00e9-Antoine Ravrio<\/a>. Paris, French Empire period, circa 1805. One example of this model belonged to Thomas Hope and is now in the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. <\/em>\u00a9 La Pendulerie<\/em> &#8211; Agence Phar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Clocks Inspired by Ancient History&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ancient history, especially that of Rome, constituted another major theme for French Empire clocks. This tendency is particularly visible in the neoclassical compositions of Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). The patriotic feelings elicited by these works contributed to expressions of contemporary patriotism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two paintings by David had already made a great impression during the last years of 18<sup>th<\/sup> century \u2013 <em>The Oath of the Horatii<\/em> and <em>The Intervention of the Sabine Women.<\/em> During the French Empire, the most talented Parisian artisans managed to introduce these two themes into gilt bronze mantel clocks.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2332\" height=\"1797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jacques-Louis_David_Le_Serment_des_Horaces.jpeg\" alt=\"french empire mantel clock\" class=\"wp-image-9484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jacques-Louis_David_Le_Serment_des_Horaces.jpeg 2332w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jacques-Louis_David_Le_Serment_des_Horaces-300x231.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jacques-Louis_David_Le_Serment_des_Horaces-1024x789.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jacques-Louis_David_Le_Serment_des_Horaces-150x116.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jacques-Louis_David_Le_Serment_des_Horaces-768x592.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jacques-Louis_David_Le_Serment_des_Horaces-1536x1184.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jacques-Louis_David_Le_Serment_des_Horaces-2048x1578.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Jacques-Louis_David_Le_Serment_des_Horaces-2000x1541.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2332px) 100vw, 2332px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Fig. 6 \u2013 Jacques-Louis David, <\/em>The Oath of the Horatii<em>, oil on canvas, 1784-1785. Paris, Louvre Museum.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The \u201cHoratii\u201d clock illustrates the moment when the Horatii brothers promise their father to defend Rome from the three Curiatii, who were valiant warriors from the neighboring and rival city of Alba and also happened to be married to their sisters. This model was particularly appreciated by European royal families, who recognized in it their patriotic ideals, and their aspirations of placing country before family.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/en\/collections\/antique-marble-mantel-clocks\/galle-p265\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule373-01_HD_WEB-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"french empire mantel clock\" class=\"wp-image-9486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule373-01_HD_WEB-scaled.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule373-01_HD_WEB-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule373-01_HD_WEB-1024x776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule373-01_HD_WEB-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule373-01_HD_WEB-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule373-01_HD_WEB-1536x1163.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule373-01_HD_WEB-2048x1551.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Pendule373-01_HD_WEB-2000x1515.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Fig. 7 \u2013 \u201cThe Oath of the Horatii\u201d mantel clock, dial signed \u201cGalle\/Rue Vivienne n\u00b0 9\u201d, gilt bronze and marble. Paris, French Empire period, circa 1805. Identical examples are conserved in the British and Swedish Royal Collections. <\/em>\u00a9 La Pendulerie &#8211; Agence Phar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The \u201cSabine\u201d clock represents a critical moment in the struggle between the Sabines and the Romans, when the Sabine women intervened to reconcile the hostile parties. Here, the bronzier chose to retain the principal characters in David\u2019s painting. The female figure keeling on the dial and holding aloft a new-born baby, constitutes the culminant point of the whole composition, as it does in David\u2019s work.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"573\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RC.jpg\" alt=\"french empire mantel clock\" class=\"wp-image-9488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RC.jpg 573w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RC-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/www.lapendulerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RC-131x150.jpg 131w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Fig. 8 \u2013 \u201cThe Sabine Women\u201d mantel clock, Paris, French Empire period, circa 1805-1810.<\/em><br><em>British Royal Collection, Windsor Castle. <\/em>Royal Collection Trust \/ \u00a9 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although brief, the French Empire was undoubtedly a golden age for the French decorative arts in general, and for horological creations in particular. The timepieces made during this period, composed of gilt bronze, marble, and other precious materials, demonstrate all the technical and technological progress achieved during the 18<sup>th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preserved today in the most prestigious public and private collections, they continue to relate the glorious past of an entire period. One can easily imagine Napoleon himself contemplating the back and forth motion of a gleaming pendulum, amidst all the other gold highlights and precious objects in his lavish palaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Y. Huang<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we present the most remarkable mantel clocks of French Empire period. Often made of gilt bronze, marble and other noble materials, they bear important testimony to a decade of splendour in the French decorative arts under Napoleon Bonaparte. 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