Antique French Gilt Bronze Empire Neoclassical Statue Clock by Rabiat Paris 1810 Sold The body of each urn

The body of each urn is very finely handpainted with two bucolic/farming scenes and on the other side figural subjects in a pastoral setting

Sergei's ancestry was variously reported as Swedish or Swiss (but more recent research has shown that he was of Livonian extraction)

Povey windows continue to be documented

The bronze having the foundry stamp to the rear

Antique French Gilt Bronze Empire Neoclassical Statue Clock by Rabiat Paris 1810 Sold The body of each urnIncredible investment quality antique French gilded bronze Empire eight day clock, "Allegory of Poetry" Claude Franois Rabiat circa 1810, in excellent condition. The clock depicts a handsome tall winged angel holding a stylus and leaning on a column with two volumes on philosophy. The column with four portrait plaques including "Caesar" and the writer philosopher "Xenophon", there are two further portrait plaques to the side of the column, the clock