Rare clock presented by the President of the French Republic - Lot 193

Rare clock presented by the President of the French Republic Émile Loubet to Tsar Nicolas II of Russia in 1901. Neoclassical-style chased gilt bronze and gilt brass striking table clock, decorated with busts of winged women at the corners and friezes of palmettes and oves on the lower and upper parts, with removable handle on top, the circular black enameled mother-of-pearl dial with Arabic numerals, signed H. Moser & Cie, surmounting an identical dial of reduced size to program an alarm. Engraved under the base "Offered by the President of the Republic (Loubet) to H.M. Nicolas II, Emperor of Russia / 1901". In original leather case. Switzerland, Le Locle, Maison Heinrich Moser & Cie, circa 1900. Numbered 30852. H. X x W. X x D. X cm. Provenance Diplomatic gift from French President Émile Loubet (1838-1929) to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868-1917) during his imperial visit to France in September 1901.