A Regency gilt bronze figural mantel timepiece depicting the allegory of love
the movement signed F Batens, Gerrard Street, Londonthe canted rectangular case surmounted by a terrestrial globe finial and flanked by a seated classic maiden beside a harp and stack of books, one inscribed 'l'art d'aimer d'Ovide', the oval base on toupie feet, the brass movement with single chain fusee, pendulum and key, 32cm high
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Ovid (43BC to 17AD) was a Roman poet renowned for his works such as the Heroides and Ars Amatoria. His work, the 'Metamorphoses,' was a fifteen book catalogue of poetry based on Greek and Roman myths. This clock, which shows a copy of 'The Art of Love,' bears the signature 'F.Baetens, 23 Gerrard Street, London,'