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This mantel clock has a dark brown patina finish shot with gold; the clock has a very monumental look.
8-day solid brass “bim-bam” movement, which indicates the time of the hour by striking the number of hours and a passing strike on the half hour.
The dial face is designed in a French style, with each figure being surrounded by white enamel.
Decorative elements (diverse floral motifs, garlands, bands flying, etc. soften the striking architectural design of the clock), a goldish tint has been used to add depth to the patina finish.
A fiery alter crowns the clock case. In the antique pre-Christian world the custom was to shift the sins onto “useless” animals usually a goat (remember the term “scapegoat”) or sometimes a sheep.
The fiery alter is the clearing of the sins with the help of fire.
The allegory of the clock is an aspiration for a sinless life.
Matching candelabra set available, models L5/1003, L5/1005, L5/1009 or L5/1060.
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