The patinated bronze case with an ormolu dial signed L. RAVRIO BRONZIER A PARIS, to its left the ormolu winged figure of Apollo holding a lyre and with roses in his hair, raised on foliate-cast feet
25¹⁄₂ in. (65 cm.) high, 15¹⁄₂ in. (39.5 cm.) wide, 6³⁄₄ in. (17.5 cm.) deep

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The label is that of Louis-Stanislas Lenoir-Ravrio (1783-1846), partner and reputedly the illegitimate son of André-Antoine Ravrio (1759-1814), a celebrated bronzier who supplied large quantities of bronzes d'ameublement to the Imperial Garde-Meuble. Lenoir-Ravrio inherited the business following André-Antoine's death in 1814 and took part in the Musée Industriel exhibition of 1819, where he was commended for 'manufacture... d'un excellent goût'.