Antique French Gilt Bronze Empire Neoclassical Statue Clock by Rabiat Paris 1810 Paintings This large painting is housed

This large painting is housed in the original simple wooden frame

about whom little is known

The fireplace is made from solid stained oak to the the top shelf is supported by two substantial 'Barley Twist' columns and also connects a shelf below that is supported with a pair of corbel brackets to the underside

after paintings by Friedrich Von Kaulbach (1850-1920)

Charles Hoguet

Antique French Gilt Bronze Empire Neoclassical Statue Clock by Rabiat Paris 1810 Paintings This large painting is housedIncredible 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