An Empire ormolu and patinated bronze mantel timepiece, circa 1810

Property from a European Private Collection

An Empire ormolu and patinated bronze mantel timepiece, circa 1810

1½-inch enamel dial signed Breguet à Paris, similarly signed fusee watch movement with verge escapement and plain three-arm balance, double-screwed foliate pierced balance cock, mounted in a basket carried by a dog, on an oval plinth base with fruiting vine mount and toupee feet

height 16cm, width 18cm, depth 7cm