Ornate Empire-style Clock. The clock has three gold colored feet (and is missing the front right one), an iron colored base, and a gilded pedestal, decorated with raised columns, lamps, and garlands. It is hollow and the mechanism can be seen from underneath. The decorative elements appear to be screwed into the base. The mechanism is contained in an iron-colored box, with the clock face and a decorative gilded garland on the front. The clock face has two cornucopias in the middle, and an arrow pointing downwards from XII. A ring of flowers outside the numerals edges the face. There are two holes, by the III and VIII numerals, where part of the mechanism is visible. On the left side of the clock is a gilded globe on top of a decorative column. On the right side is a female figure, with classical Greek dress and hair. Her legs are clossed, she has a book in her right hand, and her left arm is resting on top of the clock mechanism box. On top of the box, there is a gilded compass and a lamp of the same style as is on the pedestal. The back of the clock is undecorated. The mechanism is exposed and appears to be out of position. Most clocks of this style were made of brass, including patinated and gilded brass. Clocks with similar decorative elements were commonly made in France between 1805 and 1830.
