Antique French Empire Gilt Bronze & Marble Statue Clock of Homer by Ravrio 1810 Sculpture each having a finely cast

each having a finely cast & gilded bronze statue of an Arab gentleman in traditional dress

The bronze is wired as a lamp

Please see a similar lamp in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum and a very similar lamp in the collections of the Smithsonian accession number F1908

The base having twin carved drawers & twin carved cupboard doors enclosing storage perfect for wine or liquor bottles

the painting is housed in the original gilded frame

Antique French Empire Gilt Bronze & Marble Statue Clock of Homer by Ravrio 1810 Sculpture each having a finely castA very Fine antique French Empire gilt bronze statue clock, depicting Homer in the Ruins of Troy, by Andr Antoine Ravrio (1759 1814), circa 1810. This exquisite large scale example of an early 19th century French Empire patinated and fire gilt bronze ormolu, malachite marble clock, depicting the famous Greek poet Homer in the ruins of Troy, with a lyre and accompanied by his dog. Eight day silk suspension, the gilt dial signed "A. Ravrio" and having