Patinated and gilded bronze mantel clock, France, 19th century

Parallelepiped case centered by the figure of a winged genius, surrounded by male and female grotesque masks, surmounted by an allegorical figure of the Arts—a muse holding a trumpet adorned with laurel leaves and a scroll, seated on a classical ruin that houses the circular white enamel dial with Roman numerals, signed Romain Vacher à Paris. Dimensions: 78x61x27 cm. (Rear glass missing; winding key and pendulum missing; mechanism requires servicing.)