EMPIRE FIGURE CLOCK, France, 1st half of the 19th century, fire-gilded bronze, pedestal-shaped case, the visible side and sides with applied decorations which thematize the story of Achilles, crowned by the depiction of the centaur Cheiron teaching the young Achilles, dial inscribed: "Chonifsen a Paris", Movement with thread suspension and bell striking on the hour and half hour. HxWxD:54.5/23.5/17 cm. Signs of age and wear, movement functional in a short test.