André Antoine RAVRIO (1759-1814) - Lot 457

André Antoine RAVRIO (1759-1814) Imposing bronze clock with brown and gilded patina, representing Alexander the Great wearing a helmet adorned with his horse Bucephalus, seated on a post forming the seat of an antique-style chair and integrating the dial, signed Ravrio bronzier in Paris. The composition rests on a rectangular marble-veneered base, adorned with a bas-relief plaque depicting Darius' tent after Le Brun. The sides are decorated with appliqué profiles of Darius, King of Persia, and Porus, King of India. The base, encircled by a frieze of palmettes, rests on runners decorated with scrolled foliage. Empire period Dimensions: 69 x 58 x 22 cm Remarks: wire movement (needs changing); marble plaque on reverse partially removed; marble chip on right rear; movement not verified. A patinated bronze example is preserved in the Spanish royal collections and reproduced in the following work: J. Ramon Colon de Carvajal, Catálogo de Relojes del Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid, 1987, p. 175, no. 154.