F. Ardavani, a Paris, lyre form mantel clock, white marble case with gilt bronze mounts, including fruit and floral festoons, trailing vines and other foliate ornament, the top with bowknot, torch and quiver, knife edge pendulum suspended behind the top

F. Ardavani, a Paris, lyre form mantel clock, white marble case with gilt bronze mounts, including fruit and floral festoons, trailing vines and other foliate ornament, the top with bowknot, torch and quiver, knife edge pendulum suspended behind the top ornament and with oscillating ring of brilliants, Arabic numeral white enamel dial with polychrome enamel garlands, 8 days, time and strike, pendule a Paris movement, c1900 mounts with good gilding, gilt loss to bowknot on back of base, feet dirty. Marble has a small chip on base above front foot, dial with a few minor scratches, hands good, steel rods on pendulum gridiron have some minor rust, ticks and strikes, overall a very good example of French lyre clock. 16 1/2"h