Neoclassical maiden standing sideways pointing at time. Ornamental flowers and birds surrounded mantel clock. It all looks like French Art Nouveau clock works.
We need to take a look at the movement. There is a good indication that movement has been replaced since there is no needle on the balance wheel.
However, first test is to find out what is it made of? Do you know how to figure out the subject metals by their specific gravity? That's what I am going to try to do. I need exact measurements of the piece and its weight. We need to make sure it's made of metal. Then we test for different metals.
Clock needs to be either Spelter or Bronze to be French made of value. Spelter clocks are much less expensive than Bronze clocks for obvious reason. We are talking about few hundreds Vs. few thousands. To test for Spelter, you need to scratch the base. Or see if it has been scratched before. Bronze is solid; Spelter will show a silvery scratch area
