A LARGE GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE SCULPTURAL MANTEL CLOCK DEPICTING CLEOPATRA, FRENCH, CIRCA 1820

A LARGE GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE SCULPTURAL MANTEL CLOCK DEPICTING CLEOPATRA, FRENCH, CIRCA 1820

4½-inch dial with enamel chapter ring and gilt centre, the movement with silk suspension and external count wheel striking on bell, signed on the backplate Charles, Rue St. Hononré, No.272, the drum mounted within a simulated rockwork case surmounted by a sleeping figure of Cleopatra, an asp wrapped around her left arm, the rectangular base with stylised acanthus border and boldly cast paw feet

59cm. high by 69cm. long; 23¼in. by 27¼in.