An Austrian Neoclassical ebonized and parcel-gilt mantel clock early 19th century

Please note that we do not guarantee movements. There is a vertical piece of wood running the length of the back of the clock now lacking, but not visible from the front. There are some scattered losses and rubbing to gilding and ebonized decoration. Lacking backplate. Small chips to enamel dial.
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This clock is a typically central European adaptation of the so-called bon sauvage clocks, which gained great popularity in France during the Directoire period. Whereas in France these clocks were always executed in ormolu and patinated bronze, in the Habsburg lands these materials were substituted with ebonized and gilt wood, mostly for economic reasons.