Alibert, a Paris, an Empire miniature gilt bronze "Allegory of Music" timepiece, the rectangular base on decorative turned, cast feet, and bas relief panel decorated with foliage and musical instruments on a chased ground, the plinth containing the signed, 8 day timepiece movement with silk thread suspension and roman numeral silvered dial with blued steel Breguet style hands, to the left a standing male figure playing a flute, at the right a fountain, staff, and wreaths, and surmounted by a lyre
Condition
case dirty, and with some losses to gilding, lyre repaired, figure missing left pinky, dial resilvered, numerals restored, minute hand replaced, movement dirty, ticking ACCESSORIES: , 9.25in x 6.125in x 2.5in