Antique “Horatius & the Fall of Rome” French Empire Bronze Mantel Clock

Design Plus Gallery presents a Mantle Clock of Antique Age. The clock is an incredibly fine, it depicts a seated figure of the important Roman philosopher Horatius holding a scroll in his right hand while waving his hand over the results of war: ruins of a column and remains of an architectural mural from a fallen Rome, the clock he rests on crushing the head of a fallen horse. A scattered and empty helmet rests at his feet. The base is mounted with an ormolu central motif of a pair of herald’s trumpets entangled in a laurel wreath. Note the exquisite chiseling of the figure, each hair not only cast and chiseled with great precision, but also with a very lightly hammered texture. A remarkable attention to detail is shown in every element of the figure, this particularly apparent in the intricate modeling of his fingers and toes as well as the relief casting in the architectural ruins, which is of nearly jeweler grade quality. The clock works on a battery, shown in a picture. The piece shows wear that is consistent with its antique age.