Of gold-plated bronze with dark patina. At cover of pedestal-alike writing equipment a mastiff of dark patina with gold-plated collar and a basket of grapes in mouth, therein the clock. French, around 1810. Literature: Auktionskatalog Hans W. Lange, Wertvolles Kunstgewerbe, Berlin, 19.-21. Mai 1941, S. 46. Nr. 182 (DOI: external link)
Provenance
Collection Dr. Wilhelm Dosquet, Berlin, auction Hans. W. Lange, Berlin, May 1942