Antique French Clock in Bronze and Marble, 19th Century

: French Napoleon III watch in golden bronze and glossy bronze belonging to the second half of the nineteenth century. The statuesque white marble base is adorned with golden bronze applications with floral motif and resting on circular feet always in bronze. A great sculpture depicting on the upper part there is the figure of Ceres, maternal deity of the earth and fertility, the protects of the crops, but also the goddess of birth, since all the flowers, fruit and living beings were considered its gifts; Symbol in particular of summer, season par excellence of the crops. In the composition, very harmonious despite the wealth of elements, it is traditionally represented as a young and beautiful woman, who holds a sickle in his hand and carries a crown of ears on his head, who are also found at his feet. Golden galvanic is. Galvanica gilding: the discovery of the galvanic technique began in 1791 when Luigi Galvani discovered the electric fluid, this is why all the electrolysis procedures are called Galvanostegy that derives from his surname Galvani. Galvanic gilding is in fact a type of electrochemical procedure in the so -called galvanic bath, a thin layer of gold is made to adhere to a metal using electricity. This current transports gold ions loaded positively and adheres to the metal which instead has a negative charge. The result is that a uniform and thin layer is deposited. General conditions: mechanism to be reviewed. Origin: France (1860/80) Signature: Bordon in Montpellier. Measures: 33x15 H45cm. Document: certificate of authenticity.