A fine early 19th century French Empire gilt and patinated bronze figural clock depicting Cupid sharpening his arrow of loveLe Sieur a ParisThe case modelled on the painting by Charles Joseph Natoire, depicting Cupid and Psyche honing arrows of Love, over an urn-shaped body on a circular ormolu socle and patinated plinth base on bun feet, the 3.75 inch white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with outer minute track and pierced gilt hands, within a finely cast Greek key ormolu bezel, the movement with flat-bottomed plates united by pinned pillars, with silk suspension and outside countwheel strike on a bell height 50cm; width 19cm; depth 19cm注脚Comparative literature:Kjellberg, Encyclopedie de la Pendule Francaise, les editions de l'Amateur, 1997, p.445, image E.Niehuser, French Bronze Clocks, Schiffer, 1999, p.134.Provenance:Aldo Aurilli circa 2009.