France, 2nd half 19th c. Napoleon 1er. Rectangular clock on - Lot 22

France, 2nd half 19th c. Napoleon 1er. Rectangular clock on marble base, titled "VEILLE DE WAGRAM", depicting Emperor Napoleon 1st, bivouacked on the night of July 5-6, 1809, the eve of the Battle of Wagram. He is shown dozing on a chair, his foot resting on a clockwork globe supported by two artillery cannon tubes and surmounted by an imperial eagle. The clock features Roman numerals and a spiral spring movement numbered 5206. The set rests on four chased ormolu ball feet on a white-veined black marble base bearing an ormolu plate with the inscription "VEILLE DE WAGRAM". Complete with winding key. 29 x 12.5 cm. H. 26 cm. Marble base 32 x 16 x 2 cm. (Wear and patina of time, mechanism and operation of the clock unverified. Note: Subject inspired by the painting entitled "Bivouac de Wagram" by Adolphe-Eugène ROHN, presented at the 1810 Salon and now in the Musée de Versailles.