French Louis XVI-manner Gustave Levy gilt bronze striking mantel clock, the imposing circa 1850 piece with an ornate architectural case supported on either side by languishing semi-nude nymphs, adorned with sprays of flowers, swags of floral and leaf-and-berry garlands, scrolling foliage, rosettes, and a cartouche with ring of dancing cherubs, topped with an urn finial with lid opening to a well, embellished with ram heads, grapes and vines, the white enamel dial face with black Roman numerals, Arabic second numerals, gilt filigree metal hands, and the inscription, "G.J. Levy / Paris / Rue Sevigne, 29," the backplate impressed "EB 10105." The workshop of renowned metalworker and sculptor Gustave Levy (active 1855-1881) was celebrated for its exquisite clocks, candlesticks, vases, lamps, statuettes and busts; the firm won gold and bronze medals at the World Exhibitions in London 1862, Paris 1867, Vienna 1873, and Paris again in 1878. 27" H X 21" W X 7.5" D. With an antique winding key.
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