Help Identifying Grandfather’s Empire-Style Mantel Clock

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Hello all,

I’m hoping someone here might help me identify a clock that belonged to my grandfather. It’s a heavy, all-metal mantel clock with Roman-style brass or bronze columns on either side, and a detailed bronze frieze along the top depicting a Roman chariot scene. The entire piece is modular—assembled from multiple cast sections—and it has two keyholes for winding.

The clock was gifted to my grandfather over 30 years ago by his close friend Alan Beresford, a respected local clockmaker…

Help Identifying Grandfather’s Empire-Style Mantel Clock

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