French 4 column Empire mantle clock.
21 inches high wood case, painted ebony all over. You forget the case is black when you see all the repousse brass trim. Fine pressed vine trim on all four barley twist columns and around all the case edges. All the brass trim is very fancy, nothing simple anywhere. Very attractive brass capitals and bases, also the four feet, the four large applied brass ornaments, and a very nice brass dial surround. It has one of the most unusual pendulums I have seen on an Empire clock. There is a cherub and dog in the center, two cherubs standing on each side of the grid. Numbered "893", the same as the movement, case, and dial surround. All the pendulum individual parts are numbered "3". Typical French wellmade round movement, running 8 days and striking a nickel bell, it has an outside count and is running. Undoubtedly, one of the most decorated Empire 4 column clocks I have seen.
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