'MINERVE ET TÉLÉMAQUE,' A LARGE NAPOLÉON III GILT BRONZE AND BLEU TURQUIN MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK Paris, circa 1860

the case surmounted by the figures of Athena and Diomedes, the enamelled clock face with Arabic numerals and signed Cronier A Paris, the twin train movement numbered 3244/RD.

Pierre Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la Pendule Français du Moyen Age au XXe Siècle, Paris, 1997, p. 272 for an example of the model

Overall in very good condition. With some minor wear and scratches to gilt bronze surfaces consistent with age and use. The marble with scattered edge chips also consistent with age and use. The glass door with a crack across diameter, but remains stable and functional.
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Other Louis XVI examples of this model are known, and in the permanent collections like the Musée Carnavalet in Paris and the Wallace Collection in London.  Interestingly,  other examples are known with slight variations to the standing figures, thought to be the young King Louis XVI protected by Minerva.