A PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK
AFTER THE MODEL BY THEODORE DORIOT, FRANCE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
On a rectangular base, the bronze modelled realistically as Emperor Peter the Great holding a book and pen, seated next to a suit of armour and a crown, surmounting a circular clock centring a white enamel dial, within a beaded border, inscribed in French 'Institutions Rel de L'Empire Russe' on the left, also signed under leg 'Doriot'
18 in. (45.5 cm.) wide
A PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK
AFTER THE MODEL BY THEODORE DORIOT, FRANCE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
On a rectangular base, the bronze modelled realistically as Emperor Peter the Great holding a book and pen, seated next to a suit of armour and a crown, surmounting a circular clock centring a white enamel dial, within a beaded border, inscribed in French 'Institutions Rel de L'Empire Russe' on the left, also signed under leg 'Doriot'
18 in. (45.5 cm.) wide